Open AccessAirborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment/Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft (ASHOE/MAESA): A road map
Author(s) -
Tuck A. F.,
Brune W. H.,
Hipskind R. S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/96jd02745
Subject(s) - stratosphere , environmental science , southern hemisphere , northern hemisphere , longitude , meteorology , latitude , altitude (triangle) , atmospheric sciences , satellite , climatology , on board , ozone layer , remote sensing , geography , geology , physics , geodesy , geometry , mathematics , astronomy
ASHOE/MAESA used instruments aboard the ER‐2 aircraft to study transport, photochemistry, radiation, and microphysics in the lower stratosphere over a range of seasons and latitudes. During the period from February to November 1994 the ER‐2 aircraft flew the suite of instruments between 60°N and 70°S in the longitude sector 115°W to 160°E. Of the 45 flights, 28 were entirely in the southern hemisphere between March and October, 6 were from Hawaii, 2 crossed the tropics between Hawaii and Fiji, and the remainder were from northern California. Data from these and associated ground‐based, balloon‐borne, and satellite instruments were combined with a variety of operational and research meteorological models to guide the flight planning and to interpret the results. The scientific rationale for the mission is given and the aircraft payload listed. A synopsis of the flights is supplied.