Balloon observation of aerosols in the antarctic troposphere and stratosphere

Tomoyuki Ito; Yasuhiro Morita; Yasunobu Iwasaka

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v38i3-4.15130

Balloon observation of aerosols in the antarctic troposphere and stratosphere

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 38 (1986): Issue 3-4

By: Tomoyuki Ito, Yasuhiro Morita and Yasunobu Iwasaka

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|Jan 1986

Abstract

Balloon soundings of aerosols up to 15 km in height were carried out in 1983 at Syowa Station (69°00’S. 39°35’E), Antarctica. The vertical distribution of the concentration and size distribution of Mie particles (diameter larger than 0.3 μm) was obtained on 3 June and on 16 October. The vertical distribution of the concentration of Aitken particles (diameter larger than 0.004 μm) was obtained on 17 October. This paper gives a review of the findings obtained by these soundings and discusses the significance of these findings in aerosol processes in the antarctic atmosphere.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v38i3-4.15130 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Submitted on: Sep 13, 1985

Accepted on: Feb 27, 1986

Published on: Jan 1, 1986

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