Measurements from Long Duration Balloons in the Arctic Vortex

本项目将开发和使用低成本、长持续时间的气球 在北极极地平流层内进行测量的系统 涡旋研究臭氧消耗问题。气球承载 这些仪器将使用 主要研究人员臭氧， 温度和最终的硝酸，气溶胶，水蒸气， 二氧化氮和其他痕量气体， 臭氧层损耗 该项目是怀俄明州大学和 俄罗斯莫斯科中央气象观测站。 俄罗斯 参与是必要的，以获得许可的气球， 穿越俄罗斯领空，以帮助跟踪和促进 有效载荷回收 该项目由极地项目部联合资助 和国际项目部。

This project will develop and use low-cost, long-duration balloon systems to make measurement within the Arctic polar stratospheric vortex to study ozone depletion issues. The balloon borne instruments will measure polar stratospheric clouds using the backscattersondes developed by the principal investigator, ozone, temperature and eventually nitric acid, aerosols, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide and other trace gasses which are important to ozone depletion. This project is a joint venture of the University of Wyoming and the Central Aerological Obsevatory, Moscow, Russia. The Russian involvement is necessary to obtain permission for the balloons to traverse Russian airspace, to help with tracking and to facilitate payload recovery. This project is jointly funded by the Division Of Polar Programs and the Division of International Programs.