ASDC | SOLVE2_Sondes_Data

SOLVE Level 2

Entry Title: SOLVE II Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data

Entry ID: SOLVE2_Sondes_Data_1

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Description

SOLVE2_Sondes_Data is the balloonsonde and ozonesonde data collected during the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment II (SOLVE II). Data were collected by frost-point hygrometer, ozonesondes, condensation nuclei counters, Optical Particle Counters (OPC), and the JPL MkIV Balloon Interferometer (MkIV). Data collection for this product is complete.

The SOLVE campaign was a NASA multi-program effort of the Upper Atmosphere Research Program (UARP), Atmospheric Effects of Aviation Project (AEAP), Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling and Analysis Program (ACMAP) and Earth Observing System (EOS) of NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). SOLVE’s primary objective was for calibrating and validating the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III satellite measurements, while examining the processes that controlled ozone levels at a mid- to high-latitude range. The major goal of SAGE III was to quantitatively assess ozone loss at high latitudes. SOLVE was a two-phase experiment, the first phase, SOLVE, occurred during the fall of 1999 through the spring of 2000. The second phase, SOLVE II, occurred during the winter of 2003.

SOLVE took place in the Arctic high-latitude region during the winter. The polar ozone depletion processes cause by human-produced chlorine and bromine are most active in mid-to-late winter and early spring in the high Arctic. In order to conduct this validation experiment, NASA deployed the NASA ER-2 aircraft and NASA DC-8 aircraft. The ER-2 measured a variety of atmospheric data, including ozone (O3), H2O, CO2, ClONO2, HCl, ClO/BrO, and Cl2O2. The DC-8 aircraft measured ozone, ClO/BrO, and aerosol, among other atmospheric data. SOLVE also utilized balloon platforms, ground-based instruments, and collaborations with the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) FALCON aircraft equipped with the OLEX Lidar to achieve the mission objectives. Overall, the campaign had 28 flights, with SOLVE featuring 17 total flights among the different aircrafts and SOLVE II featuring 11 flights.

DOI

10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/SOLVE2_Sondes_Data_1

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Aerosol optical depth measurements by airborne sun photometer in SOLVE II: Comparisons to SAGE III, POAM III and airborne spectrometer measurements

Chlorine budget and partitioning during the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE)

Measurements of ice water content in tropopause region Arctic cirrus during the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE)

From GCMD Science Keywords:

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS
AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
DINITROGEN PENTOXIDE > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
CHLORINE NITRATE > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS
METHANE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
WATER VAPOR PROFILES
CARBONYL SULFIDE > SULFUR COMPOUNDS
STATIC PRESSURE
NITROGEN DIOXIDE > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIO PROFILES > WATER VAPOR PROFILES
RELATIVE HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
AEROSOLS
NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS/VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
STATIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
NITRIC OXIDE > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS
PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS
POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
NITROUS OXIDE > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
CHLORINE MONOXIDE > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS
ATMOSPHERIC NITRIC ACID > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE > HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS
NITROGEN OXIDES > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
FORMALDEHYDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -45.1, N: 69.3), (W: -105.7, E: 170.5)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

EUROPE NORTHERN EUROPE SCANDINAVIA SWEDEN FINLAND NORTHERN HEMISPHERE EASTERN HEMISPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2002-12-03 - 2004-01-11

Platforms

Permanent Land Sites

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

OZONESONDES

HYGROMETERS

MARK IV INTERFEROMETER

OPC

Optical Plankton Counter

CNC

Condensation Nuclei Counter

Metadata Dates

Created on 2022-12-13

Last updated on 2023-08-17