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Schmeltekopf et al. 1975

Schmeltekopf, A.L., Goldan, P.D., Henderson, W.R., Harrop, W.J., Thompson, T.L., Fehsenfeld, F.C., Schiff, H.I., Crutzen, P.J., Isaksen, I.S.A. and Ferguson, E.E. (1975). Measurements of stratospheric CFCl₃, CF₂Cl₂, and N₂O. Geophysical Research Letters 2: doi: 10.1029/GL002i009p00393. issn: 0094-8276.

Stratospheric air samples have been obtained at 17.7, 22.3, and 26.2 km using balloon borne sampling spheres launched from Laramie, Wyo. These samples have been analyzed for CFCl3, CF2Cl2 and N2O, using electron capture detector gas chromatography. The concentrations of all three constituents are compared with theoretical models and found to be in excellent agreement. The dissociation products of N2O, CFCl3, and CF2Cl2 (NO and chlorine atoms) catalytically destroy ozone in the stratosphere. A knowledge of the concentrations of these species in the stratosphere is therefore essential to an understanding of the ozone balance.

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