Measurement of atomic oxygen in the middle atmosphere using solid electrolyte sensors and catalytic probes

Eberhart, M.; Löhle, S.; Steinbeck, A.; Binder, T.; Fasoulas, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3701-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3701-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3701-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 9

Research article

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15 Sep 2015

Research article |

| 15 Sep 2015

Measurement of atomic oxygen in the middle atmosphere using solid electrolyte sensors and catalytic probes

M. Eberhart, S. Löhle, A. Steinbeck, T. Binder, and S. Fasoulas

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RC C786: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Apr 2015
RC C1237: 'Review of the manuscript "Measurement of atomic oxygen in the middle atmosphere using solid electrolyte sensors and catalytic probes" by M. Eberhart et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 May 2015
AC C1676: 'Final Author Response', Martin Eberhart, 24 Jun 2015

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In this paper we report on the first-time use of solid electrolyte sensors for selectively measuring atomic oxygen aboard sounding rockets. Together with our second system based on catalytic probes they were part of the WADIS-1 campaign in northern Norway and retrieved density profiles in Earth's middle atmosphere. Sensor data have a high spatial resolution and show small-scall density variations. Profiles are compared to literature data and previous flight results.