For Stratospheric Aerosol Injection, All Strategies are Not Created Equal
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NOAA scientists link exotic metal particles in the upper atmosphere to rockets, satellites
NOAA scientists investigating the stratosphere have found that in addition to meteoric ‘space dust,’ the atmosphere more than seven miles above the surface is peppered with particles containing a variety of metals from satellites and spent rocket boosters vaporized by the intense heat of re-entry.
NOAA researchers fly out over the Pacific to investigate cloud-forming marine sulfur
While the shade offered by clouds on a hot sunny day can be obvious, quantifying the actual climate impact in terms of solar energy remains a challenging task. This is because the volume, thickness, and lifetime of marine clouds can change rapidly, and the processes that govern how and where clouds form and how gases and aerosols in the air interact with cloud droplets are highly complex. In a marine environment, many of those gases and aerosols in the air come from the ocean itself.
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Revolutionary NOAA high-altitude research tool passes key milestone
HORUS uncrewed glider system completes sampling mission to 90,000 feet The quest by Global Monitoring Laboratory scientists to develop a reliable, cost-effective way to study
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Projected increase in space travel may damage ozone layer
Scientists from NOAA and The Aerospace Corp. modeled the climate response of the stratosphere to increased future emissions of black carbon from rockets burning kerosene fuel.
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Earth has two different stratospheres, and aviation may be to blame
Findings of a new study of aerosols in the remote atmosphere finds that the northern stratosphere is significantlly more polluted than the south. Analysis of the aerosols suggests aviation is to blame.
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NOAA’s miniature aerosol instrument delivered to space
A miniaturized aerosol spectrometer developed by scientists in NOAA’s Chemical Sciences Labotatory will be one of several insttuments making sure air in the living spaces of the International Space Station stays safe.
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NOAA teaming up with Arizona firm to advance study of stratosphere
World View Enterprises has offered to carry a miniaturized NOAA instrument on its high-altitude balloon to capture measurements of atmospheric particles on a series of flights in 2021 that will last weeks and cover thousands of miles at altitudes above 55,000 feet.
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