Comparison between DC-8 and ER-2 species measurements in the tropical middle troposphere: NO, NOy, O3, CO2, CH4, and N2O

A. J. Weinheimer; D. D. Montzka; T. L. Campos; J. G. Walega; B. A. Ridley; S. G. Donnelly; E. R. Keim; L. A. Del Negro; M. H. Proffitt; J. J. Margitan; K. A. Boering; A. E. Andrews; B. C. Daube; S. C. Wofsy; B. E. Anderson; J. E. Collins; G. W. Sachse; S. A. Vay; J. W. Elkins; P. R. Wamsley; E. L. Atlas; F. Flocke; S. Schauffler; C. R. Webster; R. D. May; M. Loewenstein; J. R. Podolske; T. P. Bui; K. R. Chan; S. W. Bowen; M. R. Schoeberl; L. R. Lait; P. A. Newman

doi:10.1029/98JD01421

Comparison between DC-8 and ER-2 species measurements in the tropical middle troposphere: NO, NO_y, O₃, CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O

A. J. Weinheimer
, D. D. Montzka
, T. L. Campos
, J. G. Walega
, B. A. Ridley
, S. G. Donnelly
, E. R. Keim
, L. A. Del Negro
, M. H. Proffitt
, J. J. Margitan
, K. A. Boering
, A. E. Andrews
, B. C. Daube
, S. C. Wofsy
, B. E. Anderson
, J. E. Collins
, G. W. Sachse
, S. A. Vay
, J. W. Elkins
, P. R. Wamsley

E. L. Atlas, F. Flocke, S. Schauffler, C. R. Webster, R. D. May, M. Loewenstein, J. R. Podolske, T. P. Bui, K. R. Chan, S. W. Bowen, M. R. Schoeberl, L. R. Lait, P. A. Newman

Experimental Science Section

National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
University of Colorado Boulder
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Harvard University
NASA Langley Research Center
Science and Technology Corporation, Hampton
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Abstract

We compare measurements of six species taken aboard NASA DC-8 and ER-2 aircraft during two flight legs in the tropical middle troposphere near Hawaii. NO, NO_y, O₃, CH₄, and N₂O measurements agree to within the limits set by the known systematic errors. For CO₂, which can be measured with better relative precision than the other five species, differences in measured values from the two platforms are slightly larger than expected if the air masses sampled by the two aircraft were indeed similar in CO₂ composition to better than 0.08%.

Original language	English
Article number	98JD01421
Pages (from-to)	22087-22096
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume	103
Issue number	D17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/98JD01421
State	Published - Sep 20 1998

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Weinheimer, A. J., Montzka, D. D., Campos, T. L., Walega, J. G., Ridley, B. A., Donnelly, S. G., Keim, E. R., Del Negro, L. A., Proffitt, M. H., Margitan, J. J., Boering, K. A., Andrews, A. E., Daube, B. C., Wofsy, S. C., Anderson, B. E., Collins, J. E., Sachse, G. W., Vay, S. A., Elkins, J. W., ... Newman, P. A. (1998). Comparison between DC-8 and ER-2 species measurements in the tropical middle troposphere: NO, NO_y, O₃, CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103(D17), 22087-22096. Article 98JD01421. https://doi.org/10.1029/98JD01421

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Comparison between DC-8 and ER-2 species measurements in the tropical middle troposphere: NO, NO_y, O₃, CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O

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