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Title: Present state of knowledge of the upper atmosphere 1993: An assessment report, part 2

Abstract

This document is issued in response to the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990, Public Law 101-549, which mandates that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other key agencies submit triennial reports to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency. NASA is charged with the responsibility to report on the state of present knowledge of the earth's upper atmosphere, particularly the stratosphere. Part 2 (this document) presents summaries of several scientific assessments of the current understanding of the chemical composition and physical structure of the stratosphere, in particular how the abundance and distribution of ozone is predicted to change in the future. These reviews include: (Section B) 'Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1991'; (Section C) 'Methyl bromide and the Ozone Layer: A Summary of Current Understanding', published in 1992; (Section D) 'Concentrations, Lifetimes, and Trends of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's), Halons, and Related Molecules in the Atmosphere'; (Section E) 'The Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft: Interim Assessment Report of the NASA High-Speed Research Program'; (Section F) 'Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Stratospheric Modeling'; and (Section G) a list of the contributors to this report.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6760293
Report Number(s):
N-95-12103; NASA-RP-1337; NAS-1.61:1337
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; METHYL BROMIDE; OZONE; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; AIRCRAFT; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; REACTION KINETICS; STRATOSPHERE; BROMINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMISTRY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; KINETICS; ORGANIC BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; 540120* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Kurylo, M J, Kaye, J A, Hampson, R F, and Schmoltner, A M. Present state of knowledge of the upper atmosphere 1993: An assessment report, part 2. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Kurylo, M J, Kaye, J A, Hampson, R F, & Schmoltner, A M. Present state of knowledge of the upper atmosphere 1993: An assessment report, part 2. United States.
Kurylo, M J, Kaye, J A, Hampson, R F, and Schmoltner, A M. 1994. "Present state of knowledge of the upper atmosphere 1993: An assessment report, part 2". United States.
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abstractNote = {This document is issued in response to the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990, Public Law 101-549, which mandates that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other key agencies submit triennial reports to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency. NASA is charged with the responsibility to report on the state of present knowledge of the earth's upper atmosphere, particularly the stratosphere. Part 2 (this document) presents summaries of several scientific assessments of the current understanding of the chemical composition and physical structure of the stratosphere, in particular how the abundance and distribution of ozone is predicted to change in the future. These reviews include: (Section B) 'Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1991'; (Section C) 'Methyl bromide and the Ozone Layer: A Summary of Current Understanding', published in 1992; (Section D) 'Concentrations, Lifetimes, and Trends of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's), Halons, and Related Molecules in the Atmosphere'; (Section E) 'The Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft: Interim Assessment Report of the NASA High-Speed Research Program'; (Section F) 'Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Stratospheric Modeling'; and (Section G) a list of the contributors to this report.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
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