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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3901-3904 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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