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Extended positive ion composition measurements in the stratosphere ‐ Implications for neutral trace gases
Author(s) -
Henschen G.,
Arnold F.
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/gl008i009p00999
Subject(s) - stratosphere , ion , proton , trace gas , abundance (ecology) , altitude (triangle) , hydrate , range (aeronautics) , mass spectrometry , clathrate hydrate , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , atmospheric sciences , physics , materials science , environmental chemistry , nuclear physics , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , chromatography , fishery , composite material , biology
The composition of stratospheric positive ions has been measured over an extended altitude range (24‐42 km) using balloon‐borne mass spectrometers. It was found that proton hydrate and non proton hydrate ions, mostly H + (X) L (H 2 O) M coexist throughout this region. The fractional abundance of non proton hydrate ions decreases somewhat with increasing height. Implications for the abundance of X, which probably is CH 3 CN are discussed.