Possible Correlation Between Ozone And Aitken Nuclei Counts In The Lower Stratosphere

Author

Josef Podzimek, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Abstract

A study is presented of a possible correlation between ozone and Aitken nuclei concentration measured between 6 km and 19 km by the instruments installed on the WB-57F aircraft. Samples were taken between 48°N and 9°S latitudes over the U.S., the Gulf of Mexico, and Central and South America between March 1974 and February 1975. A weak negative correlation between AN and ozone concentrations was found at altitudes higher than the tropical tropopause. Scattering of the signs and magnitudes of correlation coefficients was found below the tropopause. Largest variations of the coefficient values were related to the stratospheric pollution following the eruption of the Guatemalan volcano Fuego. © 1976 Birkhäuser Verlag.

Recommended Citation

J. Podzimek, "Possible Correlation Between Ozone And Aitken Nuclei Counts In The Lower Stratosphere," Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH, vol. 114, no. 6, pp. 925 - 932, Springer; Birkhäuser Verlag, Nov 1976.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00876192

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1420-9136; 0033-4553

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Springer; Birkhäuser Verlag, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Nov 1976