The first height measurements of the negative ion composition of the stratosphere

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Aug 1981

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Planetary and Space Science, vol. 29, Aug. 1981, p. 895-906. Research supported by the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Tech

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Anions, Atmospheric Composition, Height, Ion Concentration, Stratosphere, Abundance, Balloon-Borne Instruments, Mass Spectrometers

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For the first time, height profiles of the stratospheric negative ion composition are presented. The results are from two flights of balloon-borne mass spectrometers and cover an altitude range from 23.8 to 38.9 km. Below approximately 30 km, NO3(-).mHNO3 ions are dominant. These are replaced by HSO4(-).nH2SO4.oHNO3 ions above this height. There are indications that the most abundant ions above 32 km have masses greater than 280 amu, the instruments' mass range. The fractional ion count rates as a function of altitude are presented and their significance for neutral trace gas analysis and ion sampling is discussed.

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