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Chang, A.Y., Salawitch, R.J., Michelsen, H.A., Gunson, M.R., Abrams, M.C., Zander, R., Rinsland, C.P., Elkins, J.W., Dutton, G.S., Volk, C.M., Webster, C.R., May, R.D., Fahey, D.W., Gao, R.-S., Loewenstein, M., Podolske, J.R., Stimpfle, R.M., Kohn, D.W., Proffitt, M.H., Margitan, J.J., Chan, K.R., Abbas, M.M., Goldman, A., Irion, F.W., Manney, G.L., Newchurch, M.J. and Stiller, G.P. (1996). A comparison of measurements from ATMOS and instruments aboard the ER-2 aircraft: Halogenated gases. Geophysical Research Letters 23: doi: 10.1029/96GL01678. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We compare volume mixing ratio profiles of N2O, CFC-11, CFC-12, CCl4, SF6, and HCl in the mid-latitude lower stratosphere measured by the ATMOS Fourier transform spectrometer on the ATLAS-3 Space Shuttle Mission with in situ measurements acquired from the NASA ER-2 aircraft during Nov 1994. Good agreement is found between ATMOS and in situ correlations of [CFC-11>, [CFC-12>, and [SF6> with [N2O>. ATMOS measurements of [CCl4> are 15% high compared to ER-2 data, but agree within the systematic uncertainties. ATMOS observations of [HCl> vs [N2O> are within ~10% of ER-2 data for [HCl>>1 ppbv, but exceed in situ measurements by larger fractional amounts for smaller [HCl>. ATMOS measurements of [ClONO2> agree well with values inferred from in situ observations of [ClO>, [NO>, and [O3>. The sum of [HCl> and [ClONO2> observed by ATMOS, supplemented by a minor contribution from [ClO> estimated with a photochemical model, is consistent with the levels of inorganic chlorine inferred from in situ measurements of chlorine source gases. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1996 |
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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Instruments and techniques |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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