Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
A nearly global set of data on the nitric acid distribution was obtained for seven months by the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) experiment on the Nimbus 7 spacecraft. The evaluation of the accuracy, precision, and resolution of these data is described, and a description of the major features of the nitric acid distributions is presented. The zonal mean for nitric acid is distributed in a stratospheric layer that peaks near 30 mb, with the largest mixing ratios occurring in polar regions, especially in winter.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
International Council of Scientific Unions, Middle Atmosphere Program. Handbook for MAP. Volume 31: Reference Models of Trace Species for the COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere; p 85-98
Format:
application/pdf