Stratospheric trace gases in the spring 1986 Antarctic atmosphere

• Main Authors: Farmer, C. B., Toon, G. C., Schaper, P. W., Blavier, J.-F., Lowes, L. L.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: 46; Antarctic; McMurdo Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19880025530

The atmospheric absorption features of over 500 infrared solar spectra recorded at McMurdo Station have been analyzed to determine the vertical column abundances of trace gases crucial to understanding of the 'ozone hole' phenomenon. The techniques used to retrieve the column abundances ar...