Ice saturation at the tropopause observed from the ER-2 aircraft

Details Ice saturation at the tropopause observed from the ER-2 aircraft Ice saturation at the tropopause observed from the ER-2 aircraft

Mar 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990georl..17..353m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Supplement (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 17, March 1990, p. 353-356.

Physics

22

Cirrus Clouds, Ice Clouds, Ozone Depletion, Polar Meteorology, Research Aircraft, Tropopause, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Temperature, Vertical Distribution

Scientific paper

Ice saturation at or just above the tropopause was frequently observed during the ER-2 vertical profiles over Stavanger (59 deg N) during the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition (AASE). On occasion, ice saturation extended as much as 500 m above the tropopause. Saturation was not observed over Punta Arenas (53 deg S) during the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment. Saturation extending just above the tropopause was observed at Moffett Field (38 deg N) in winter but not in summer. The top of a thick cirrus layer at the tropopause will be very strongly cooled, and a thin cloud layer at the tropopause will either be strongly heated or cooled depending on the presence of lower level clouds. Some ER-2 data suggests removal of water and nitrogen species from the tropopause.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Ice saturation at the tropopause observed from the ER-2 aircraft does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Ice saturation at the tropopause observed from the ER-2 aircraft, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Ice saturation at the tropopause observed from the ER-2 aircraft will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1887426