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Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE-87): Atmospheric Composition and Meteorological Measurements.

The Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE) aimed to study chemical composition and physical parameters in the Antarctic during the development of the Antarctic Ozone Hole in August and September 1987. The data is primarily that collected onboard the NASA ER-2 and DC-8 aircraft, along with ozonesonde data collected at four Antarctic stations: Halley Bay, McMurdo, Palmer Station, and the South Pole. The experiment tested the chemical and dynamical theories of the ozone hole using the aircraft data in theoretical computer models of the chemistry and dynamics of the stratosphere. The data include atmospheric composition, meteorological parameters, aerosol data and cloud data.

The NASA ER-2 is a high altitude research aircraft that sampled air at those altitudes where the ozone hole was at its most intense, with data gathered on the air mass within the confines of the hole itself. The ER-2 collected information on three-dimensional winds, pressure, temperature, temperature profiles +/- 1 km from flight level, chlorine monoxide, bromine monoxide, ozone, nitric oxide, reactive nitrogen, total water, nitrous oxide, whole air sampling, condensation nuclei, aerosol size distribution and composition, and cloud particle images and sizes.

The DC-8 aircraft flew at the lowermost extremities of the hole and deployed a combination of remote sounding of the overlying atmosphere with some in situ sampling. Vertical distributions of ozone and aerosols above the cruising altitude of the aircraft and within the hole were mapped. The DC-8 collected ozone and aerosol profiles overhead by LIDAR; and measured ozone, bromine oxide, OClO, nitrogen dioxide, nitric acid, and hydrogen chloride. In situ methods yielded ozone, total water, and whole air sampling.

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Date (Publication)
1989-12-10T03:03:07
Date (Creation)
1989-12-10T03:03:07
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/3e0a5f6f470c2b6b436e59a6a7fb8f7d
Identifier
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / 3e0a5f6f470c2b6b436e59a6a7fb8f7d
Author
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - author
USA
Author
  Unavailable - Anderson, J.G. ( author )
Author
  Unavailable - Browell, Edward.V. ( author )
Author
  Unavailable - Chan, K.Ronald. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Coffey, Micheal.T. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Fahey, David.W. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Farmer, C.B. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Ferry, Guy.V. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Gaines, Steven E. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Gandrud, B. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Gardiner, B. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Gary, Bruce.L. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Gregory, G. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Harder, J. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Hathaway, Patti ( author )
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  Unavailable - Heidt, Leroy.E. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Hipskind, S. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Kelly, K.K. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Komhyr, W. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Krueger, Arlin. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Lowenstein, Max. ( author )
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  Unavailable - Mankin, William.G. ( author )
Author
  Unavailable - Proffitt, Michael.H. ( author )
Author
  Unavailable - Starr, W. ( author )
Author
  Unavailable - Torres, A. ( author )
Author
  Unavailable - Vedder, James.F. ( author )
Author
  Unavailable - Wilson, Jamws.C. ( author )
Author
  Unavailable - Winkler, R. ( author )
Custodian
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - custodian
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
Distributor
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - distributor
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
pointofContact
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - point_of_contact
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
Publisher
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - publisher
USA
Maintenance and update frequency
unknown Unknown
Update scope
series Series
Keywords
  • AAOE-87
  • atmospheric composition
  • meteorology
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • atmospheric conditions
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Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/missing_licence.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under unstated use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
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Metadata language
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Topic category
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Begin date
1987-01-04T00:00:00
End date
1987-12-30T00:00:00
Unique resource identifier
WGS 84
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Distributor
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - Data Center Contact
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
OnLine resource
CEDA Data Catalogue Page

Detail and access information for the resource

OnLine resource
NASA AAOE data site

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BADC Doc: AAOE List of References

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AAOE statement

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BADC Doc: NASA DC8 Research Aircraft

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BADC Doc: AAOE Project Documentation

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Format Specification for AAOE Data Exchange Files

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BADC Doc: NASA Research ER2 Aircraft

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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.
File identifier
3e0a5f6f470c2b6b436e59a6a7fb8f7d XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Character set
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Hierarchy level
series Series
Hierarchy level name
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Date stamp
2025-11-15T03:26:41
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
 
 

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