% IMPORTANT: The following is UTF-8 encoded. This means that in the presence
% of non-ASCII characters, it will not work with BibTeX 0.99 or older.
% Instead, you should use an up-to-date BibTeX implementation like “bibtex8” or
% “biber”.
@ARTICLE{Engel:50465,
author = {Engel, A. and Bönisch, H. and Brunner, D. and Fischer, H.
and Franke, H. and Günther, G. and Gurk, C. and Hegglin, M.
and Hoor, P. and Königstedt, R. and Krebsbach, M. and
Maser, R. and Parchatka, U. and Peter, Th. and Schell, D.
and Schiller, C. and Schmidt, U. and Spelten, N. and Szabo,
T. and Weers, U. and Wernli, H. and Wetter, Th. and Wirth,
V.},
title = {{H}ighly resolved observations of trace gases in the
lowermost stratosphere and upper troposphere from the
{S}purt project: an overview},
journal = {Atmospheric chemistry and physics},
volume = {6},
issn = {1680-7316},
address = {Katlenburg-Lindau},
publisher = {EGU},
reportid = {PreJuSER-50465},
pages = {283 - 301},
year = {2006},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {During SPURT (Spurenstofftransport in der
Tropopausenregion, trace gas transport in the tropopause
region) we performed measurements of a wide range of trace
gases with different lifetimes and sink/source
characteristics in the northern hemispheric upper
troposphere (UT) and lowermost stratosphere (LMS). A large
number of in-situ instruments were deployed on board a
Learjet 35A, flying at altitudes up to 13.7 km, at times
reaching to nearly 380 K potential temperature. Eight
measurement campaigns (consisting of a total of 36 flights),
distributed over all seasons and typically covering
latitudes between 35 degrees N and 75 degrees N in the
European longitude sector (10 degrees W-20 degrees E), were
performed. Here we present an overview of the project,
describing the instrumentation, the encountered
meteorological situations during the campaigns and the data
set available from SPURT. Measurements were obtained for
N2O, CH4, CO, CO2, CFC12, H-2, SF6, NO, NOy, O-3 and H2O. We
illustrate the strength of this new data set by showing mean
distributions of the mixing ratios of selected trace gases,
using a potential temperature-equivalent latitude coordinate
system. The observations reveal that the LMS is most
stratospheric in character during spring, with the highest
mixing ratios of O3 and NOy and the lowest mixing ratios of
N2O and SF6. The lowest mixing ratios of NOy and O3 are
observed during autumn, together with the highest mixing
ratios of N2O and SF6 indicating a strong tropospheric
influence. For H2O, however, the maximum concentrations in
the LMS are found during summer, suggesting unique
(temperature- and convection-controlled) conditions for this
molecule during transport across the tropopause. The SPURT
data set is presently the most accurate and complete data
set for many trace species in the LMS, and its main value is
the simultaneous measurement of a suite of trace gases
having different lifetimes and physical-chemical histories.
It is thus very well suited for studies of atmospheric
transport, for model validation, and for investigations of
seasonal changes in the UT/LMS, as demonstrated in
accompanying and elsewhere published studies.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {ICG-I},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB47},
pnm = {Atmosphäre und Klima},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK406},
shelfmark = {Meteorology $\&$ Atmospheric Sciences},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000235048100001},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/50465},
}