Chlorine Monoxide Radical, Ozone, and Hydrogen Peroxide: Stratospheric Measurements by Microwave Limb Sounding

Profiles of stratospheric ozone and chlorine monoxide radical (ClO) have been obtained from balloon measurements of atmospheric limb thermal emission at millimeter wavelengths. The ClO measurements, important for assessing the predicted depletion of stratospheric ozone by chlorine from industrial so...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 214; no. 4516; pp. 61 - 64
Main Authors:	Waters, J. W., Hardy, J. C., Jarnot, R. F., Pickett, H. M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The American Association for the Advancement Science 02-10-1981 American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects:	Aircraft Antennas Atmosphere Atmospheric ozone Atmospheric research Atmospherics Balloon flight Balloons Chlorine Climate models Composition Measurement Microwaves Paleoclimatology Solar radiation
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Summary:	Profiles of stratospheric ozone and chlorine monoxide radical (ClO) have been obtained from balloon measurements of atmospheric limb thermal emission at millimeter wavelengths. The ClO measurements, important for assessing the predicted depletion of stratospheric ozone by chlorine from industrial sources, are in close agreement with present theory. The predicted decrease of ClO at sunset was measured. A tentative value for the stratospheric abundance of hydrogen peroxide was also determined.
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ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.214.4516.61