Radiation data from the Backscatter Ultraviolet (BUV) instrument on Nimbus 4, although designed for retrieval of total ozone and ozone profiles above the ozone maximum, were used in an empirical method to extrapolate ozone profiles to the lower stratosphere. Ozone data and radiation data were first decomposed into eigenvectors and associated coefficients. Since the coefficients are orthogonal to each other, they form linearly independent data sets which were regressed in a least squares manner forming a basis from which retrievals were obtained. Retrieved profiles were found to be stable and well correlated with observed profiles. / After the retrieved profiles were found to correlate with observed profiles, a year of retrieved data were analyzed to yield daily synoptic maps. A synoptic-climatological study was done using the maps, focusing on the winter of 1970-71 for the synoptic study. The climatological study encompassed the full year of analyzed maps. Comparisons were made with other studies of climatological data and numerical models, including transport mechanisms. A figure of 50 metric tons per second of vertically integrated fluxes by the eddies across a latitude circle at high latitudes during the winter corresponds to observational and numerical studies. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-07, Section: B, page: 2964. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75895 |
| Contributors | NAGATANI, RONALD MITSUD., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 158 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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