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- Title
Technical Note: A novel rocket-based in situ collection technique for mesospheric and stratospheric aerosol particles.
- Authors
Reid, W.; Achtert, P.; Ivchenko, N.; Magnusson, P.; Kuremyr, T.; Shepenkov, V.; Tibert, G.
- Abstract
A technique for collecting aerosol particles between altitudes of 17 and 85 km is described. Spin-stabilized collection probes are ejected from a sounding rocket allowing for multi-point measurements. Each probe is equipped with 110 collection samples that are 3mm in diameter. The collection samples are one of three types: standard transmission electron microscopy carbon grids, glass fibre filter paper or silicone gel. Collection samples are exposed over a 50m to 5 km height range with a total of 45 separate ranges. Postflight electron microscopy will give size-resolved information on particle number, shape and elemental composition. Each collection probe is equipped with a suite of sensors to capture the probe's status during the fall. Parachute recovery systems along with GPS-based localization will ensure that each probe can be located and recovered for post-flight analysis.
- Subjects
STRATOSPHERIC aerosols; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; GLASS fibers; FILTER paper; GLOBAL Positioning System
- Publication
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2013, Vol 6, Issue 3, p777
- ISSN
1867-1381
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/amt-6-777-2013