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Meteorological atlas of the Northern Hemisphere lower stratosphere for January and February 1989 during the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric ExpeditionNorthern Hemisphere meteorological data for the months of January and February 1989 in the lower stratosphere are shown. National Meteorological Center (NMC) data, and Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) data are used to display polar stereographic projections of 100-mb temperatures, 50-mb temperatures, 50-mb geopotential heights, total ozone, and Ertel's potential vorticity (Epv) on both 400 K and 460 K isentropic surfaces. In addition, latitude/height cross sections at 10 E of balanced wind isotachs, wind vectors, potential temperature, and temperature are also shown. Horizontal traces of NASA ER-2 and DC-8 flight tracks are also included. Vertical profiles of NMC temperatures following flight paths of both aircraft are shown. In addition, vertical profiles of wind speed are contoured following the ER-2 for estimating the lateral penetration into the polar vortex, while vertical profiles of Ertel's potential vorticity are included for estimating the vertical penetration of the DC-8 into the stratosphere.
Document ID
19900004592
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Newman, Paul A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD., United States)
Lait, Leslie R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD., United States)
Schoeberl, Mark R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD., United States)
Nagatani, Ronald M.
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Washington, DC., United States)
Krueger, Arlin J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1989
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:4145
NASA-TM-4145
REPT-89B00264
Report Number: NAS 1.15:4145
Report Number: NASA-TM-4145
Report Number: REPT-89B00264
Accession Number
90N13908
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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