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Aerosol measurements in the winter/spring Antarctic stratosphere. I - Correlative measurements with ozone. II - Impact on polar stratospheric cloud theoriesAerosol measurements collected from August 25-November 3, 1986 at McMurdo Station using balloon-borne optical particle counters are examined in order to study the relationship between aerosol and ozone distribution and the formation of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs). Ozone, aerosol, and condensation nuclei profiles, and pressure, temperature, and humidity measurements are analyzed. It is observed that the height of the stratospheric sulfate layer decreases over the period of measurement suggesting that upwelling in the votex is not important in the zone depletion process. Three theories on PSC formation are described, and the effects of the aerosol measurements on the theories are considered. The three theories are: (1) the original theory of water vapor pressure over a solution of H2SO4 of Steele et al. (1983) and Hamill and Mc Master (1984); (2) the nitric acid theory of PSCs of Toon et al. (1986) and Hamill et al. (1986); and (3) the quasi-cirrus cloud theory of Heymsfield (1986).
Document ID
19880038583
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hofmann, D. J.
(Wyoming Univ. Laramie, WY, United States)
Rosen, J. M.
(Wyoming Univ. Laramie, WY, United States)
Harder, J. W.
(Wyoming, University Laramie, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 20, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 93
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
88A25810
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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