Estimates of the stratospheric distribution of odd nitrogen from the LIMS data

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May 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985georl..12..259c&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 12, May 1985, p. 259-262.

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Atmospheric Composition, Nitric Acid, Nitrogen Dioxide, Stratosphere, Diurnal Variations, Infrared Scanners, Night, Vertical Distribution

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Reasonable lower-limit estimates of the latitude-altitude distribution of stratospheric NO(x) for December 1978 and March 1979 are presented. The lower-limit estimates are based on nighttime measurements of NO2 and HNO3 taken by the LIMS instrument aboard the NIMBUS 7 satellite. It is shown that the estimates do not depend upon model calculations or a priori knowledge of the nature of the stratospheric photochemical system. The results indicate that the measured sum of nighttime NO2 nd HNO3 is as high as 22.5 + or - ppbv and that atmospheric NO(x) levels may be as high as 26 + or - 4.5 ppbv at 37 km, which is larger than most calculated NO(x) levels.

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