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Characterization Of An Axially Sampling Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometer For Upper Atmospheric Measurements, Addison E. Everett, Scott Schicker, Mike Watson, Wayne Sanderson, Dalon Work, Cameron Weston, James Dyer, Erik Syrstad
Characterization Of An Axially Sampling Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometer For Upper Atmospheric Measurements, Addison E. Everett, Scott Schicker, Mike Watson, Wayne Sanderson, Dalon Work, Cameron Weston, James Dyer, Erik Syrstad
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The mesosphere/lower thermosphere (MLT) lies between the turbulent mixing and diffusive layers of the earth’s upper atmosphere. Temperatures in this region are varied and include the coldest region of the earth’s atmosphere, the mesopause. Too high for aircraft and too low for satellites, the only method of direct access to the MLT is by sounding rocket for periods of at most a few minutes. Because of this, the MLT is the most difficult region of the earth’s atmosphere to access and is therefore the least understood region of the earth’s atmosphere. Accurate in-situ measurements of MLT species are important for …