Estimate of the contribution of the space shuttle effluent to the natural stratospheric aerosol

Autor:	J. M. Rosen, David J. Hofmann, D. E. Carroll
Rok vydání:	1975
Předmět:	Geophysics Meteorology General Earth and Planetary Sciences Environmental science Space Shuttle Small particles Solid-fuel rocket Atmospheric sciences Effluent Stratosphere Aluminum oxide Aerosol
Zdroj:	Geophysical Research Letters. 2:113-116
ISSN:	0094-8276
DOI:	10.1029/gl002i003p00113
Popis:	During the period 1979–1990, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is planning some 580 (or approximately one per week) space shuttle flights. Each of these flight configurations will include two large solid fuel rocket boosters (SRB) which will emit aluminum oxide (Al2O3) particles as exhaust products. We estimate the equilibrium distribution of such particles in the stratosphere and suggest that the shuttle contribution of very small particles, r∼0.01 µm may be nonnegligible.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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