Abstract
MEASUREMENT of nitric oxide (NO) above an altitude of 40 km is of interest because in this region of the stratosphere >70% of the total odd nitrogen (NO+NO2+HNO3+N2O5) is thought to exist as NO, and at 45 km the NO is predicted to be approximately 90% of the total1. This measurement thus provides an important test for odd nitrogen concentrations as predicted by theoretical models for ozone chemistry. Some models show that of the total ozone destruction necessary to explain the observed ozone concentration, approximately 50–70% is due to the odd nitrogen catalytic cycles2.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Environmental Impact of Stratospheric Flight (National Academy of Sciences,Washington, DC, 1975).
Johnston, H. S. & Whitten, G., Int. J. Chem., Kinetics: Symposium No. 1, 1–26 (1975).
Mason, C. J., & Horvath, J. J., Geophys. Res. Lett. 3, 391–394 (1976).
Patel, C. K. N., Burkhart, E. G., & Lambert, C. A., Science 184, 1173–1176 (1974).
Ackerman, M., Frimout, D., Muller, C., Nevejans, D., Fontenalla, G. A., Gramont, L. & Louisnard, N. Can. J. Chem. 52, 1532–1535 (1974).
Farmer, C. B. Can. J. Chem. 52, 1544–1559 (1974).
Ridley, B. A., Bruin, J. T., & Schiff, H. I. Proc. 4th Conf. CIAP (Department of Transportation, Washington, DC, in the press).
Ridley, B.A. & Howlett, L. C., Rev. sci. Instrum. 45, 742–746 (1974).
The Natural Stratosphere of 1974: CIAP Monograph I (Department of Transportation DOT-TST-75-51, Washington, DC, 1975).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
DRUMMOND, J., ROSEN, J. & HOFMANN, D. Balloon-borne chemiluminescent measurement of NO to 45 km. Nature 265, 319–320 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/265319a0
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/265319a0
This article is cited by
-
The effect of the HO2+NO reaction rate constant on one-dimensional model calculations of stratospheric ozone perturbations
Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH (1978)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
