Study of North Polar Vortex Phenomena

该项目涉及气球携带的臭氧测量 北极地区的大气剖面和气溶胶， 怀俄明州的有效载荷。 将开发一种新型有效载荷， 检测和测量物理大小和存在的极性 平流层云（PSC）粒子。 此外，湿度和 差分长波红外热通量将从 气球。 所有这些都将获得温度曲线 航班 该项目将于2009年在西北地区阿勒特进行。 与加拿大大气环境服务处合作 （AES）。 PSC和气溶胶被认为在以下方面发挥重要作用： 南极洲上空每年发生的臭氧消耗， 这对确定同样的影响是否开始 发生在北极上空 因此，该项目是 最高优先级。 怀俄明州大学集团是世界领先的 平流层气溶胶的测量和设施， 经验无与伦比。

This project involves the balloon borne measurement of ozone profiles and aerosols in the Arctic by proven University of Wyoming payloads. A type of new payloads will be developed to detect and measure the physical size and presence of polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) particles. In addition humidity and differential long wave infrared heat flux will be measured from balloons. Temperature profiles will be obtained on all of these flights. The project will be carried out from Alert, NWT in conjunction with Atmospheric Environmental Service of Canada (AES). The PSC's and aerosols are believed to play an important role in the annual ozone depletion which occurs over Antarctica, and it is of great importance to determine if the same effects are beginning to occur over the Arctic. As a consequence, this project is of the highest priority. The University of Wyoming group is the world's leader in the measurement of stratospheric aerosols and the facilities and experience are unparalleled.