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Measurements of springtime Antarctic ozone depletion and development of a balloonborne ultraviolet photometer

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6079268

The research described herein consists of two parts. The first part is a description of the design of a balloon-borne ultraviolet photometer to measure ozone and the result of a flight using this instrument. The second part of this thesis describes the modifications made on the standard commercially available electrochemical ozonesonde and the results of some experiments performed both in the laboratory and during stratospheric balloon flights. Using this modified ECC system, 33 successful balloon flights were made at McMurdo Station, Antarctica during the austral spring of 1986 to study the temporal and vertical development of the so-called Antarctic Ozone Hole. The results of these flights are described in detail.

Research Organization:
Wyoming Univ., Laramie (USA)
OSTI ID:
6079268
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English