Measuring the mixture of greenhouse gases over the Atlantic

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Measuring the mixture of greenhouse gases over the Atlantic

In October 2017, the HALO research aircraft measured the transport and mixing of greenhouse gases in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere during measurement flights over the Atlantic starting from Shannon in Ireland. The measurement campaign is providing new knowledge regarding the origin, distribution and lifetime of trace gases at the climate-sensitive interface between these atmospheric layers. The WISE (Wave-driven ISentropic Exchange) national joint project managed by the Juelich Research Centre and the University of Mainz, in which the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is involved, will allow today's climate models to be defined more accurately.



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