FIRST RESULTS FROM FOAM-II - THE DISSIPATION OF THE 1993 ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE

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作者
BEVILACQUA, RM
HOPPEL, KW
HORNSTEIN, JS
LUCKE, RL
SHETTLE, EP
AINSWORTH, TL
DEBRESTIAN, D
FROMM, MD
KRIGMAN, SS
LUMPE, J
GLACCUM, W
OLIVERO, JJ
CLANCY, RT
RANDALL, CE
RUSCH, DW
CHASSEFIERE, E
DALAUDIER, F
DENIEL, C
BROGNIEZ, C
LENOBLE, J
机构
[1] COMPUTAT PHYS INC,FAIRFAX,VA 22031
[2] APPL RES CORP,LANDOVER,MD 20785
[3] EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUT UNIV,DEPT PHYS SCI,DAYTONA BEACH,FL 32114
[4] UNIV COLORADO,LASP,BOULDER,CO 80309
[5] CNRS,SERV AERON,F-91371 VERRIERES BUISSON,FRANCE
[6] UNIV SCI & TECHNOL LILLE,LOA,F-59655 VILLENEUVE DASCQ,FRANCE
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10.1029/95GL00535
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P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
POAM II is a space-borne instrument which uses solar occultation technique to measure the vertical distribution of ozone, aerosols and polar stratospheric clouds, and other properties of the stratosphere and mesosphere. FOAM II was launched aboard the SPOT 3 satellite in time to observe the dissipation of the 1993 Antarctic ozone hole. FOAM data indicates that the Antarctic ozone hole dissipates from the top downward. It also supports the hypothesis that the Antarctic vortex is an effective containment vessel. However the strength of the containment appears to decrease markedly at altitudes below 18 km
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