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Prather et al. 1990
Prather, M.J., M.M. Garcia, A.R. Douglass, C.H. Jackman, M.K.W. Ko, and N.D. Sze, 1990: The space shuttle's impact on the stratosphere. J. Geophys. Res., 95, 18583-18590, doi:10.1029/JD095iD11p18583.
Launch of spacecraft using solid rocket motors leads to release of gaseous and particulate matter in the stratosphere. Concern over these emissions, particularly chlorine, goes back to the Climatic Impact Assessment Program (Hoshizaki, 1975). The buildup of these exhaust products and their perturbation to startospheric ozone is followed with two- and three-dimensional atmospheric chemical transport models. Chlorine enhancements due to the current rate of shuttle launches is small, on average less than 0.6% above the current background. Other gases emitted from the solid rockets appear to have even smaller global effects, although the impact of partiuclate alumina remains uncertain.
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@article{pr04100j,
author={Prather, M. J. and Garcia, M. M. and Douglass, A. R. and Jackman, C. H. and Ko, M. K. W. and Sze, N. D.},
title={The space shuttle's impact on the stratosphere},
year={1990},
journal={Journal of Geophysical Research},
volume={95},
pages={18583--18590},
doi={10.1029/JD095iD11p18583},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - pr04100j AU - Prather, M. J. AU - Garcia, M. M. AU - Douglass, A. R. AU - Jackman, C. H. AU - Ko, M. K. W. AU - Sze, N. D. PY - 1990 TI - The space shuttle's impact on the stratosphere JA - J. Geophys. Res. JO - Journal of Geophysical Research VL - 95 SP - 18583 EP - 18590 DO - 10.1029/JD095iD11p18583 ER -
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