Carbon Monoxide Measurements in the Troposphere
During the second flight of the space shuttle, the measurement of air pollution from satellites (MAPS) experiment in the OSTA-1 payload acquired approximately 35 hours of radiometric measurements of the carbon monoxide mixing ratio in the middle troposphere, upper troposphere, and lower stratosphere...
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craaas:10.1126/science.218.4576.1024 2024-06-09T07:48:11+00:00 Carbon Monoxide Measurements in the Troposphere Reichle, Henry G. Beck, Sherwin M. Haynes, Ray E. Hesketh, Wilfred D. Holland, J. Alvin Hypes, Warren D. Orr, Harry D. Sherrill, Robert T. Wallio, H. Andrew Casas, Joseph C. Saylor, Mary S. Gormsen, Barbara B. 1982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.218.4576.1024 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.218.4576.1024 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 218, issue 4576, page 1024-1026 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1982 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.218.4576.1024 2024-05-16T12:55:44Z During the second flight of the space shuttle, the measurement of air pollution from satellites (MAPS) experiment in the OSTA-1 payload acquired approximately 35 hours of radiometric measurements of the carbon monoxide mixing ratio in the middle troposphere, upper troposphere, and lower stratosphere. A gas filter radiometer operating in the 4.67-micrometer band was used to acquire the data over the region from 38°N to 38°S during both daytime and nighttime. The performance of the measurement system was excellent. The data reduced to date indicate the presence of significant gradients in the middle tropospheric carbon monoxide mixing ratio with both latitude and longitude over the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Middle East. On the basis of comparisons with directly measured values, the accuracy of the measurements is approximately 15 percent. Comparisons of data taken on successive orbits over the same geographic region indicate that the repeatability of the measurements is approximately 5 percent. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 218 4576 1024 1026 |
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During the second flight of the space shuttle, the measurement of air pollution from satellites (MAPS) experiment in the OSTA-1 payload acquired approximately 35 hours of radiometric measurements of the carbon monoxide mixing ratio in the middle troposphere, upper troposphere, and lower stratosphere. A gas filter radiometer operating in the 4.67-micrometer band was used to acquire the data over the region from 38°N to 38°S during both daytime and nighttime. The performance of the measurement system was excellent. The data reduced to date indicate the presence of significant gradients in the middle tropospheric carbon monoxide mixing ratio with both latitude and longitude over the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Middle East. On the basis of comparisons with directly measured values, the accuracy of the measurements is approximately 15 percent. Comparisons of data taken on successive orbits over the same geographic region indicate that the repeatability of the measurements is approximately 5 percent. |
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Reichle, Henry G. Beck, Sherwin M. Haynes, Ray E. Hesketh, Wilfred D. Holland, J. Alvin Hypes, Warren D. Orr, Harry D. Sherrill, Robert T. Wallio, H. Andrew Casas, Joseph C. Saylor, Mary S. Gormsen, Barbara B. |
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Reichle, Henry G. Beck, Sherwin M. Haynes, Ray E. Hesketh, Wilfred D. Holland, J. Alvin Hypes, Warren D. Orr, Harry D. Sherrill, Robert T. Wallio, H. Andrew Casas, Joseph C. Saylor, Mary S. Gormsen, Barbara B. Carbon Monoxide Measurements in the Troposphere |
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Reichle, Henry G. Beck, Sherwin M. Haynes, Ray E. Hesketh, Wilfred D. Holland, J. Alvin Hypes, Warren D. Orr, Harry D. Sherrill, Robert T. Wallio, H. Andrew Casas, Joseph C. Saylor, Mary S. Gormsen, Barbara B. |
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Carbon Monoxide Measurements in the Troposphere |
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Carbon Monoxide Measurements in the Troposphere |
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Carbon Monoxide Measurements in the Troposphere |
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Carbon Monoxide Measurements in the Troposphere |
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