Airborne southern hemisphere ozone experiment/measurements for assessing the effects of stratospheric aircraft (ASHOE/MAESA): A road map

A. F. Tuck, W. H. Brune, R. S. Hipskind

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Abstract

ASHOE/MAESA used instruments aboard the ER-2 aircraft to study transport, photochemistry, radiation, and microphysics in the lower stratosphere over a range of seasons and latitudes. During the period from February to November 1994 the ER-2 aircraft flew the suite of instruments between 60°N and 70°S in the longitude sector 115°W to 160°E. Of the 45 flights, 28 were entirely in the southern hemisphere between March and October, 6 were from Hawaii, 2 crossed the tropics between Hawaii and Fiji, and the remainder were from northern California. Data from these and associated ground-based, balloon-borne, and satellite instruments were combined with a variety of operational and research meteorological models to guide the flight planning and to interpret the results. The scientific rationale for the mission is given and the aircraft payload listed. A synopsis of the flights is supplied.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3901-3904
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Volume102
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 20 1997

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geophysics
  • Forestry
  • Oceanography
  • Aquatic Science
  • Ecology
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Palaeontology

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