Rocket Impact on Stratospheric Ozone: Submicron Aerosol Measurement

Abstract

This paper desribes the results of in-situ aerosol measurements in the plumes of two Titan IV solid rocket motors performed at altitudes between 50-67,000 ft minutes to hours after launch. The total aerosol concentration are found to be one to two orders of magnitude greater than the background aerosol concentration. The size distributions, for both plume and background samples, in the diameter size range 10-200nm, are found to monatonically increase with decreasing aerosol diameter. Ozone loss in the vacinity of the plume can be correlated with increases in local aerosol concentration due to the plume.

Meeting Name

1996 Space Programs and Technologies Conference (1996: Sep. 24-26, Huntsville, AL)

Department(s)

Chemistry

Second Department

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Aerospace Engineering; Ozone; Ozone Layer; Rocket Engines; Rockets; Aerosol Concentration; Aerosol Measurement; Background Aerosol; Extended Range; Orders Of Magnitude; Solid Rocket Motors; Stratospheric Ozone; Submicron Aerosol

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1996 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Sep 1996

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