Abstract
A nearly global set of data on the nitric acid distribution was obtained for seven months by the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) experiment on the Nimbus 7 spacecraft. The evaluation of the accuracy, precision and resolution of these data is described, and a description of the major features of the nitric acid distributions is presented. The sonal mean for nitric acid is distributed in a stratospheric layer that peaks near 30 mb, with the largest mixing ratios occurring in polar regions, especially in winter.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-138 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Advances in Space Research |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 9-10 |
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| State | Published - 1996 |