Polar mesospheric clouds formed from space shuttle exhaust
Polar mesospheric clouds formed from space shuttle exhaust
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由航天飞机废气形成的极地中层云
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2003
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P. Hartogh
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M. Stevens;J. Gumbel;C. Englert;K. Grossmann;M. Rapp;P. Hartogh
We observe a plume of water vapor in the Arctic above 85 km and a day after an August shuttle launch. Our satellite observations reveal that a discrete region of polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) appears a week after that launch. We calculate that the water contained in the observed PMCs is consistent with the amount injected by the shuttle. This is evidence for a source of PMCs not previously considered.