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The sunrise ozone depletion problem of the upper stratosphere
Author(s) -
Aimedieu P.,
Rigaud P.,
Barat J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl008i007p00787
Subject(s) - sunrise , stratosphere , ozone depletion , atmospheric sciences , ozone , sunset , altitude (triangle) , environmental science , morning , ozone layer , meteorology , climatology , geology , physics , astronomy , mathematics , geometry
The sunrise ozone depletion problem has been recently raised with regards to the stratospheric model validity question. The results of two morning flights at 42 km altitude which showed a 5% depletion of the ozone concentration during half hour following the break of the dawn are examined here. These measurements are discussed by comparison with those of several authors. Our measurements are consistent with all these results already published. This leads to the conclusion that the ozone concentration decreases at sunrise in the 40 km altitude range and up.