NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Interpretation of DIAL Measurements of Lower Stratospheric Ozone in Regions with Pinatubo AerosolsThe influence of volcanic aerosols on stratospheric ozone is a topic of current interest, especially with the June 15, 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. Lidar has been used in the past to provide aerosol profiles which could be compared with ozone profiles measured using ozonesondes to look for coincidences between volcanic aerosols and ozone decreases. The differential absorption lidar (DIAL) technique has the advantages of being able to measure ozone and aerosol profiles simultaneously as well as being able to cover large geographical regions rapidly. While there are problems associated with correcting the ozone profiles for the presence of aerosols, the corrections can be made reliably when the wavelengths are closely spaced and the Bernoulli method is applied. The DIAL measurements considered in this paper are those obtained in the tropical stratosphere in January 1992 during the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition (AASE-II). The determination of ozone profiles in the presence of Pinatubo aerosols is discussed in a companion paper.
Document ID
19920019993
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Grant, William B.
(ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA., United States)
Browell, Edward V.
(ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA., United States)
Fenn, Marta A.
(ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA., United States)
Butler, Carolyn F.
(ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA., United States)
Brackett, Vincent G.
(ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA., United States)
Veiga, Robert E.
(ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA., United States)
Mayor, Shane D.
(ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA., United States)
Fishman, Jack
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Nganga, D.
(Maien-Ngouabi Univ. Brazzaville, Congo)
Minga, A.
(Maien-Ngouabi Univ. Brazzaville, Congo)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Sixteenth International Laser Radar Conference, Part 1
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Accession Number
92N29236
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Document Inquiry

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available