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AASE-2 In-Situ Tracer Correlations of Methane Nitrous Oxide and Ozone as Observed Aboard the DC-8We report in situ stratospheric measurements of CH4, N2O, and O3 obtained aboard the NASA DC-8 during the January-March 1992 Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition II field campaign. These data demonstrate a strong linear correlation between N2O and CH4 in the lower stratosphere thus indicating that both species are effective tracers of stratospheric air motion. Measurements of both species on constant geometric height surfaces indicate that significant subsidence of the arctic stratospheric air mass occurred at DC-8 altitudes over the course of the AASE-II expedition. In addition, a widespread reduction in O3 mixing ratios (up to 20%) relative to these conserved tracers was also observed in the lower stratosphere in March a compared to January and February results.
Document ID
19970028654
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Collins, J. E., Jr.
(Science and Technology Corp. Hampton, VA United States)
Sachse, G. W.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Anderson, B. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Weinheimer, A. J.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO United States)
Walgea, J. G.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO United States)
Ridley, B. A.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
November 19, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition 2 Air Parcel Trajectories
Publisher: American Geoophysical Union
Volume: 20
Issue: 22
ISSN: 0094-8534
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Accession Number
97N72315
Distribution Limits
Public
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