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Airborne measurements of stratospheric constituents over Antarctica in the austral spring 1987. I - Method and ozone observationsA Fourier transform spectrometer was flown aboard a DC-8 on 10 flights over Antarctica during August and September, 1987, as part of the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE). Observing the sun at infrared wavelengths, it was possible to determine the integrated column amount above the flight altitude for ozone and a number of other chemical species that are believed to be important in the perturbed chemistry of the 'ozone hole'. The paper describes the method, the observations, the data analysis procedure, and the ozone results. During the observation period, ozone developed a steep gradient near the edge of the polar vortex; deep within the vortex, the average ozone column decreased by about 1.6 percent per day during September.
Document ID
19890066531
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mankin, William G.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO, United States)
Coffey, M. T.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
August 30, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 94
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
89A53902
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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