Rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming

Rocket ozone soundings have been conducted in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere at high latitudes during winter. The collection of soundings show a high degree of variability when compared to ozone distributions measured during summer and at lower latitudes. The concurrently observed temperature...

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Main Author: Hilsenrath, E.
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Published: 1980
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19800064645 2023-05-15T18:02:12+02:00 Rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming Hilsenrath, E. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Aug 1, 1980 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19800064645 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19800064645 Accession ID: 80A48815 Copyright Other Sources 46 Geophysical Research Letters; 7; Aug. 198 1980 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T14:23:02Z Rocket ozone soundings have been conducted in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere at high latitudes during winter. The collection of soundings show a high degree of variability when compared to ozone distributions measured during summer and at lower latitudes. The concurrently observed temperature and winds also show large variations which can be qualitatively related to the ozone profiles. Two most unusual ozone profiles were observed in January 1979 over Alaska during a stratospheric warming event. Both ozone profiles were consistent in showing the measured mixing ratios to be higher at 50 km than those measured at 40 km, a feature never reported before. This feature is related to the concurrently observed wind and temperature distributions and the NMC analyses of pressure height fields. The polar night ozone observations in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere suggest some temperature dependence, but transports seem to play an important role. Other/Unknown Material polar night Alaska NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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Rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming
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description Rocket ozone soundings have been conducted in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere at high latitudes during winter. The collection of soundings show a high degree of variability when compared to ozone distributions measured during summer and at lower latitudes. The concurrently observed temperature and winds also show large variations which can be qualitatively related to the ozone profiles. Two most unusual ozone profiles were observed in January 1979 over Alaska during a stratospheric warming event. Both ozone profiles were consistent in showing the measured mixing ratios to be higher at 50 km than those measured at 40 km, a feature never reported before. This feature is related to the concurrently observed wind and temperature distributions and the NMC analyses of pressure height fields. The polar night ozone observations in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere suggest some temperature dependence, but transports seem to play an important role.
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author Hilsenrath, E.
author_facet Hilsenrath, E.
author_sort Hilsenrath, E.
title Rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming
title_short Rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming
title_full Rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming
title_fullStr Rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming
title_full_unstemmed Rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming
title_sort rocket observations of the vertical distribution of ozone in the polar night and during a mid-winter stratospheric warming
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