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Airborne data from mounted in-situ instruments onboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE-87) Project

The Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE) aimed to study chemical composition and physical parameters in the Antarctic during the development of the Antarctic Ozone Hole in August and September 1987. The data is primarily that collected onboard the NASA ER-2 and DC-8 aircraft, along with ozonesonde data collected at four Antarctic stations: Halley Bay, McMurdo, Palmer Station, and the South Pole. The experiment tested the chemical and dynamical theories of the ozone hole using the aircraft data in theoretical computer models of the chemistry and dynamics of the stratosphere. The data include atmospheric composition, meteorological parameters, aerosol data and cloud data.

The DC-8 aircraft flew at the lowermost extremities of the hole and deployed a combination of remote sounding of the overlying atmosphere with some in situ sampling. Vertical distributions of ozone and aerosols above the cruising altitude of the aircraft and within the hole were mapped. The DC-8 collected ozone and aerosol profiles overhead by LIDAR; and measured ozone, bromine oxide, OClO, nitrogen dioxide, nitric acid, and hydrogen chloride. In situ methods yielded ozone, total water, and whole air sampling.

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Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
2006-12-08T13:52:11
Dataset Reference Date ()
2006-12-08T13:52:11
Identifier
http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/06924fa8e2fe565447677d2cc023e8e0
Identifier
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / 06924fa8e2fe565447677d2cc023e8e0
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - author
USA
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - custodian
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - distributor
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - point_of_contact
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - publisher
USA
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned
Update scope
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Keywords
  • ATMOSPHERICWINDS
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • AEROSOLS
  • ATMOSPHERICWATERVAPOR
  • ALTITUDE
  • ATMOSPHERICTEMPERATURE
  • ATMOSPHERICCHEMISTRY
  • ATMOSPHERICPRESSURE
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  • atmospheric conditions
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ . When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
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grid
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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Begin date
1987-08-18T23:00:00
End date
1987-10-03T23:00:00
 
Code
WGS 84

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Statement
Data were collected during August and September 1987 onboard the NASA ER-2 and DC-8 aircraft, aduring August and September 1987. The data is primarily that collected onboard the NASA ER-2 and DC-8 aircraft, and at four Antarctic stations: Halley Bay, McMurdo, Palmer Station, and the South Pole. Copy of CR-ROM published by NASA. The data are held on CD-ROM at the BADC.

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06924fa8e2fe565447677d2cc023e8e0 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
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8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
Parent identifier
Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE-87): Atmospheric Composition and Meteorological Measurements. 3e0a5f6f470c2b6b436e59a6a7fb8f7d
Resource type
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Metadata Date
2023-01-31T01:54:54
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
 
 

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