In situ measurements of middle atmosphere composition
Abstract
Experimental data based on aircraft, balloon, and rocket measurements of trace species in the middle atmosphere are briefly reviewed. Some ground based observations are also included where no other information is available. The scarcity of values relevant to the vertical composition distributions is emphasized as well as the lack of knowledge of tome and geographic variabilities necessary to understand the physical and chemical properties of the middle atmosphere and to monitor its stability over long periods of time.
- Publication:
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Presented at Intern. Symp. on Solar-Terrest. Phys
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978stp..symp.....A
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Composition;
- Atmospheric Density;
- Gas Analysis;
- Vertical Distribution;
- Balloon-Borne Instruments;
- Halogen Compounds;
- Infrared Spectroscopy;
- Nitrogen Oxides;
- Rocket Sounding;
- Geophysics