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The vertical distribution of stable trace gases at mid‐latitudes

P. Fabian, R. Borchers, G. Flentje, W. A. Matthews, W. Seiler, H. Giehl, K. Bunse, Felix L. Müller, Ulrich Schmidt, A. Volz‐Thomas, A. Khedim, F. J. Johnen

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Vertical profiles of H2, CH4, CO, N2O, CFCl3, and CF2Cl2 resulting from gas chromatographic analysis of air samples collected from altitudes between 1.5 and 35.3 km at a latitude of about 44°N are presented. Ten balloon flights were performed with a neon‐cooled cryogenic air sampler designed to collect large air samples at eight different stratospheric heights. Supplementary tropospheric air samples were taken aboard a chartered aircraft. Vertical profiles from 1978 and 1979 are compared with those derived from fights in 1977.

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Vertical profiles of H2, CH4, CO, N2O, CFCl3, and CF2Cl2 resulting from gas chromatographic analysis of air samples collected from altitudes between 1.5 and 35.3 km at a latitude of about 44°N are presented. Ten balloon flights were performed with a neon‐cooled cryogenic air sampler designed to collect large air samples at eight different stratospheric heights. Supplementary tropospheric air samples were taken aboard a chartered aircraft. Vertical profiles from 1978 and 1979 are compared with those derived from fights in 1977.

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Vertical profiles of H2, CH4, CO, N2O, CFCl3, and CF2Cl2 resulting from gas chromatographic analysis of air samples collected from altitudes between 1.5 and 35.3 km at a latitude of about 44°N are presented. Ten balloon flights were performed with a neon‐cooled cryogenic air sampler designed to collect large air samples at eight different stratospheric heights. Supplementary tropospheric air samples were taken aboard a chartered aircraft. Vertical profiles from 1978 and 1979 are compared with those derived from fights in 1977.

Key concepts: Trace gas, Troposphere, Atmospheric sciences, Environmental science, Latitude, Meteorology, Stratosphere, Geology

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