Journal article
Effects of solution mass transport on the ECC ozonesonde background current
Geophysical research letters, v 10(1)
Jan 1983
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Abstract
When the electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) ozonesonde exhibits a background current at the time of balloon launch, the measured cell current must be corrected to obtain the actual ozone response. We have found a pressure dependent factor in the background current that originates in a convective mass transport parameter. For atmospheric pressures greater than 100 mb, the mass transport parameter is constant, but at pressures less than 100 mb it declines logarithmically with pressure. We suggest that the background current correction is directly correlated to the mass transport parameter pressure dependence. Compared to a constant background current, the presently used background current correction based on the oxygen partial pressure leads to an overestimate of the integrated ozone value in the troposphere for the ECC ozonesonde data.
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- Title
- Effects of solution mass transport on the ECC ozonesonde background current
- Creators
- Donald C. Thornton - Drexel UniversityNagla Niazy - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Geophysical research letters, v 10(1)
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1983QQ12900026
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84929669957
- Other Identifier
- 991019183989204721
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- Geosciences, Multidisciplinary