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Stratospheric aerosol and gas experiment (sage 3)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | McCormick, M. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | The proposed SAGE III instrument would be the principal source of data for global changes of stratospheric aerosols, stratospheric water vapor, and ozone profiles, and a contributing source of data for upper tropospheric water vapor, aerosols, and clouds. The ability to obtain such data has been demonstrated by the predecessor instrument, SAGE II, but SAGE III will be substantially more capable, as discussed below. The capabilities for monitoring the profiles of atmospheric constituents have been verified in detail, including ground-based validations, for aerosol, ozone, and water vapor. Indeed, because of its self-calibrating characteristics, SAGE II was an essential component of the international ozone trend assessments, and SAGE II is now proving to be invaluable in tracking the aerosols from Mt. Pinatubo. Although SAGE profiles generally terminate at the height of the first tropospheric cloud layer, it has been found that the measurements extend down to 3 km altitude more than 40 percent of the time at most latitudes. Thus, useful information can also be obtained on upper tropospheric aerosols, water vapor, and ozone. |
| File Size | 258987 |
| Page Count | 4 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940017171 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t06x48j4w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Climatology Satellite Instruments Troposphere Stratosphere Satellite Observation Atmospheric Moisture Ozone Water Vapor Cloud Cover Atmospheric Composition Sage Satellite Aerosols Environmental Monitoring Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |