Present state of knowledge of the upper atmosphere: an assessment report

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5891189

A program of research, technology, and monitoring of the phenomena of the upper atmosphere, to provide for an understanding of and to maintain the chemical and physical integrity of the Earth's upper atmosphere was developed. NASA implemented a long-range upper atmospheric science program aimed at developing an organized, solid body of knowledge of upper atmospheric processes while providing, in the near term, assessments of potential effects of human activities on the atmosphere. The effects of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) releases on stratospheric ozone were reported. Issues relating the current understanding of ozone predictions and trends and highlights recent and future anticipated developments that will improve our understanding of the system are summarized.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5891189
• Report Number(s): N-86-16796; NASA-TM-87559
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
DATA
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
METEOROLOGY
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
POLLUTION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STRATOSPHERE