An instrument system to measure the vertical distribution of ozone in the lower troposphere
Abstract
The instrument system described is capable of measuring directly the temperature, pressure, and ozone concentration in the first 1500 m of the atmosphere. The system operates in real-time, sending data in a time-multiplexed format by a 1.68 GHz telemetry link to a ground-based observer. The received data may be digitally displaced for immediate use, and may also be recorded on a standard audio tape cassette for later use. The results illustrate the nature of the local changes of ozone concentration and are consistent with the thesis of in-situ photochemical production of ozone in the atmospheric boundary layer. Several mechanisms of transportation of ozone from the stratosphere to the troposphere to are discussed, as are mechanisms of production of ozone within the troposphere. Dynamical influences on both the horizontal and vertical transport of ozone are also covered.
- Publication:
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Ph.D. Thesis
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978PhDT........43S
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Density;
- Ozone;
- Troposphere;
- Vertical Distribution;
- Atmospheric Temperature;
- Audio Tapes;
- Bubble Technique;
- Coulometers;
- Pressure Measurement;
- Geophysics