SAM II measurements of the polar stratospheric aerosol. Volume 6: April to October 1981
The Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement (SAM) II sensor is aboard the Earth-orbiting Nimbus 7 spacecraft providing extinction measurements of the Antarctic and Arctic stratospheric aerosols with a vertical resolution of 1 km. Representative examples and weekly averages of these aerosol data and corres...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19850019111 2023-05-15T14:05:01+02:00 SAM II measurements of the polar stratospheric aerosol. Volume 6: April to October 1981 Brandl, D. Mccormick, M. P. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available May 1, 1985 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19850019111 unknown Document ID: 19850019111 Accession ID: 85N27422 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19850019111 No Copyright CASI GEOPHYSICS NASA-RP-1141 L-15948 NAS 1.61:1141 1985 ftnasantrs 2019-07-21T09:47:15Z The Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement (SAM) II sensor is aboard the Earth-orbiting Nimbus 7 spacecraft providing extinction measurements of the Antarctic and Arctic stratospheric aerosols with a vertical resolution of 1 km. Representative examples and weekly averages of these aerosol data and corresponding temperature profiles (Apr. 1981 to Oct. 1981) are presented. Contours of aerosol extinction as a function of altitude and longitude or time are plotted and weekly aerosol optical depths are calculated. Stratospheric optical depths are 0.002 to 0.003 for the Antarctic region and 0.006 to 0.007 at the beginning to 0.003 to 0.004 at the end of the time period for the Arctic region. Polar stratospheric clouds at altitudes between the tropopause and 20 km were observed during the Antarctic winter. A ready-to-use format containing a representative sample of the sixth 6 months of data to be used in atmospheric and climatic studies is reported. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Arctic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic Antarctic The Antarctic |
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The Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement (SAM) II sensor is aboard the Earth-orbiting Nimbus 7 spacecraft providing extinction measurements of the Antarctic and Arctic stratospheric aerosols with a vertical resolution of 1 km. Representative examples and weekly averages of these aerosol data and corresponding temperature profiles (Apr. 1981 to Oct. 1981) are presented. Contours of aerosol extinction as a function of altitude and longitude or time are plotted and weekly aerosol optical depths are calculated. Stratospheric optical depths are 0.002 to 0.003 for the Antarctic region and 0.006 to 0.007 at the beginning to 0.003 to 0.004 at the end of the time period for the Arctic region. Polar stratospheric clouds at altitudes between the tropopause and 20 km were observed during the Antarctic winter. A ready-to-use format containing a representative sample of the sixth 6 months of data to be used in atmospheric and climatic studies is reported. |
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SAM II measurements of the polar stratospheric aerosol. Volume 6: April to October 1981 |
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SAM II measurements of the polar stratospheric aerosol. Volume 6: April to October 1981 |
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SAM II measurements of the polar stratospheric aerosol. Volume 6: April to October 1981 |
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SAM II measurements of the polar stratospheric aerosol. Volume 6: April to October 1981 |
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SAM II measurements of the polar stratospheric aerosol. Volume 6: April to October 1981 |
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sam ii measurements of the polar stratospheric aerosol. volume 6: april to october 1981 |
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