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Chance et al. 1991

Chance, K.V., Johnson, D.G., Traub, W.A. and Jucks, K.W. (1991). Measurement of the stratospheric hydrogen peroxide concentration profile using far infrared thermal emission spectroscopy. Geophysical Research Letters 18: doi: 10.1029/91GL01224. issn: 0094-8276.

We have made the first unequivocal measurement of hydrogen peroxide in the stratosphere, a concentration profile obtained from a balloon platform using Fourier transform thermal emission spectroscopy in the far infrared. Measurements were made using the 112 cm-1 RQ5 branch of the rotational-torsional spectrum, with some confirmation from the 94 cm-1 RQ4 branch. The atmospheric spectra were obtained from a balloon flight on September 26--27, 1989, launched from Fort Sumner, NM. The volume mixing ratio of H2O2 is 1.6¿10-10 at 38.4 km, decreasing to 0.6¿10-10 at 23.8 km, with uncertainties of about 16% (1&sgr;). Our measurements are compared to a recent stratospheric model calculation.

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Instruments and techniques

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Geophysical Research Letters
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