Evidence for metastable ozone in the upper atmosphere?
Abstract
Simultaneous measurements of atomic O, O2, N2, and O3 in the region 90-110 km obtained from a rocket-borne mass spectrometer during the Aladdin 74 program indicate an ozone concentration as much as a factor of 50 times larger than predicted from the simple Chapman model. A possible explanation for the discrepancy is the formation of significant amounts of metastable ozone in this region of the atmosphere. The evidence for and the implications of such a metastable state of ozone are discussed.
- Publication:
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Journal of Geophysical Research
- Pub Date:
- December 1986
- DOI:
- 10.1029/JD091iD13p14533
- Bibcode:
- 1986JGR....9114533J
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Chemistry;
- Atmospheric Composition;
- Metastable State;
- Ozone;
- Reaction Kinetics;
- Upper Atmosphere;
- Mass Spectroscopy;
- Nitrogen;
- Oxygen;
- Rocket-Borne Instruments;
- Sounding Rockets