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An evaluation of in situ ozone sensor performance during a cold frontal passage
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Parsons, C. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | The capabilities of the electrochemical concentration cell ozonesonde for measuring the vertical profile of atmospheric ozone were studied during a three day experiment at Wallops Island, Virginia, and Norfolk, Virginia. Using ancillary measurements at the surface and the spectrophotometer, it was concluded that the ozonesonde measures the total ozone overburden to within 10% of the real value. By releasing the balloon-borne instruments at a rate of four per day at each of the two sites, an indication was obtained of the temporal and spatial scales of atmospheric ozone variability. No significant effects of a weak cold front passage or of the loss of insolation at night were seen. An isolated incident of anomalously high ozone concentration at the peak of the profile was attributed to sporadic instrument performance effects. The data base currently available is not adequate for determining an exact cause of the anomaly. |
| File Size | 1434043 |
| Page Count | 35 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780019763 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6b32p04j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Ozone Climatology Cold Fronts Balloon-borne Instruments Atmospheric Composition Radiosondes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
