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Present state of knowledge of the upper atmosphere 1990: An assessment reportNASA is charged with the responsibility to report on the state of the knowledge of the Earth's upper atmosphere, particularly the stratosphere. Part 1 of this report, issued earlier this year, summarized the objectives, status, and accomplishments of the research tasks supported under NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Program during the last two years. New findings since the last report to Congress was issued in 1988 are presented. Several scientific assessments of the current understanding of the chemical composition and physical structure of the stratosphere are included, in particular how the abundance and distribution of ozone is predicted to change in the future. These reviews include: a summary of the most recent international assessment of stratospheric ozone; a study of future chlorine and bromine loading of the atmosphere; a review of the photochemical and chemical kinetics data that are used as input parameters for the atmospheric models; a new assessment of the impact of Space Shuttle launches on the stratosphere; a summary of the environmental issues and needed research to evaluate the impact of the newly re-proposed fleet of stratospheric supersonic civil aircraft; and a list of the contributors to this report and the science assessments which have formed our present state of knowledge of the upper atmosphere and ozone depletion.
Document ID
19900019613
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Reference Publication (RP)
Authors
Watson, R. T. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Kurylo, M. J. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Prather, M. J. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Ormond, F. M. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1990
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.61:1242
NASA-RP-1242
Accession Number
90N28929
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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