Use of radon and cosmogenic radionuclides as indicators of exchange between troposphere and stratosphere. Final technical report, 1 January 1984-31 October 1987
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:7153142
This research grant covered participation in the operational phase of NASA's Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange Project (STEP), a multi-agency airborne science program conducted aboard NASA U-2 and ER-2 high altitude research aircraft. The primary goals of STEP were to investigate the mechanisms of irreversible movement of mass, trace gases, and aerosols from the troposphere into the stratosphere, and to explain the observed dryness of the stratosphere. Three flight experiments were conducted to address these questions: two extratropical experiments, in 1984 and 1986, and a tropical experiment, in 1987. The cosmogenic radionuclides Be-7 and P-32, produced in the stratosphere by cosmic rays, and Rn-222 (radon), emitted from continental soils, were well-suited as tracers of intra-stratospheric air mass movements, and to follow episodes of troposphere to stratosphere exchange. Measurements of Be-7 and P-32 were made in all three STEP experiments. Measurements of radon were made in the tropical experiment only. The equipment worked well, and produced a valuable data set in support of the STEP objectives, as indicated by the 'quick-look' results outlined.
- Research Organization:
- State Univ. of New York, Albany, NY (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7153142
- Report Number(s):
- N-95-11581; NASA-CR--196779; NAS--1.26:196779; CNN: NAG2-277
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540111* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Basic Studies-- Radiometric Techniques-- (1990-)
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
BERYLLIUM 7
BERYLLIUM ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOCUMENT TYPES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MIXING
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PHOSPHORUS 32
PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIOISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
STRATOSPHERE
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TROPOSPHERE
TURBULENCE
540111* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Basic Studies-- Radiometric Techniques-- (1990-)
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
BERYLLIUM 7
BERYLLIUM ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOCUMENT TYPES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MIXING
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PHOSPHORUS 32
PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIOISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
STRATOSPHERE
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TROPOSPHERE
TURBULENCE