The natural stratosphere of 1974. CIAP monograph 1. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:7347083

The Climatic Impact Assessment Program (CIAP) of the U.S. Department of Transportation is charged with the 'assessment' of the impact of future aircraft fleets and other vehicles operating in, or transiting through, the stratosphere. CIAP monograph 1 gives a survey, largely from an experimental standpoint, of what is known in 1974 about the unperturbed stratosphere with respect to an application to stratospheric flight. It reviews the overall structure of the stratosphere, its origin in terms of ozone photochemistry, solar irradiance and overall radiative energy balance, other chemically reactive minor species, and atmospheric motions on a variety of scales of time and distance. The limitations of our understanding are emphasized in the presentation. Also, the monograph examines briefly what is known about the effect of massive injections of nitrogen oxides (from atmospheric nuclear explosions) and sulfur oxides (from major volcanic eruptions). (GRA)

• Research Organization: Institute for Defense Analyses, Arlington, Va. (USA). Science and Technology Div.
• OSTI ID: 7347083
• Report Number(s): PB-246318
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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