LOWER TROPOSPHERIC OZONE MEASUREMENTS BY LIGHT AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITHCHEMILUMINESCENT SONDE

Citation
Ig. Mckendry et al., LOWER TROPOSPHERIC OZONE MEASUREMENTS BY LIGHT AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITHCHEMILUMINESCENT SONDE, Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology, 15(1), 1998, pp. 136-143
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences","Engineering, Marine
ISSN journal
07390572
Volume
15
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Part
1
Pages
136 - 143
Database
ISI
SICI code
0739-0572(1998)15:1<136:LTOMBL>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Novel use of a commercial, battery-powered, chemiluminescent ozonesond e on a light aircraft is described. This fast-response instrument, ori ginally designed for balloon deployment into the stratosphere, is ligh t, inexpensive. robust (reuseable), reliable, and accurate. Integratio n with other lightweight components (data logger, global positioning s ystem, pressure, temperature, and humidity sensors) renders the system suitable for use in a light (rental) aircraft with no modification of the aircraft required. The system is well suited to routine reconnais sance and vertical profiling in regions af complex terrain, and with w ell-designed field studies, mass budget analyses are feasible. The app lication and validation of the system is described for the Lower Frase r Valley, British Columbia, a region of complex coastal terrain where photochemical smog is a significant problem in the summer months.