Scientific Application of Baseline Observations of Atmospheric Composition (SABOAC)

1. Front Matter

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2. Model Analysis of the Measured Concentration of Organic Gases in the Norwegian Arctic

   • Ivar S. A. Isaksen, Øystein Hov, Stuart A. Penkett, Arne Semb

   Pages 1-25

3. Measurements of Selected C2-C5 Hydrocarbons in the Background Troposphere: Vertical and Latitudinal Variations

   • D. H. Ehhalt, J. Rudolph, F. Meixner, U. Schmidt

   Pages 27-50

4. Interpretation of Mauna Loa Atmospheric Transmission Relative to Aerosols, Using Photometric Precipitable Water Amounts

   • Ellsworth G. Dutton, John J. DeLuisi, Arne P. Austring

   Pages 51-66

5. Study of Background Aerosols in the Antarctic Troposphere

   • T. Ito

   Pages 67-89

6. Concentration and Size Variation of Condensation Nuclei at Mawson, Antarctica

   • J. L. Gras, A. Adriaansen, R. Butler, B. Jarvis, P. Magill, B. Lingen

   Pages 91-104

7. An Aerosol Climatology of Samoa

   • Barry A. Bodhaine, John J. DeLuisi

   Pages 105-120

8. Deposition of Atmospheric Mineral Particles in the North Pacific Ocean

   • Mitsuo Uematsu, Robert A. Duce, Joseph M. Prospero

   Pages 121-136

9. Features of the Atmospheric Cycle of Aerosol Trace Elements and Sulphur Dioxide Revealed by Baseline Observations in Canada

   • L. A. Barrie

   Pages 137-150

10. What can we Learn from Aerosol Measurements at Baseline Stations?

    • Jost Heintzenberg

    Pages 151-167

11. Hidden Information within Series of Measurements - Four Examples from Atmospheric Science

    • Leni Helmes, Ruprecht Jaenicke

    Pages 169-183

12. Radon Measurements as an Aid to the Interpretation of Atmospheric Monitoring

    • S. Whittlestone

    Pages 185-199

13. Methane, Carbon Monoxide and Methylchloroform in the Southern Hemisphere

    • P. J. Fraser, P. Hyson, R. A. Rasmussen, A. J. Crawford, M. A. K. Khalil

    Pages 201-240

14. World-Wide Increase in Tropospheric Methane, 1978–1983

    • Donald R. Blake, F. Sherwood Rowland

    Pages 241-260

15. Background Ozone and Anthropogenic Ozone Enhancement at Niwot Ridge, Colorado

    • D. D. Parrish, D. W. Fahey, E. J. Williams, S. C. Liu, M. Trainer, P. C. Murphy et al.

    Pages 261-278

16. Global Transport and Inter-Reservoir Exchange of Carbon Dioxide with Particular Reference to Stable Isotopic Distributions

    • G. I. Pearman, P. Hyson

    Pages 279-322

17. Interannual Variation of Atmospheric CO2 Concentration

    • M. L. Thompson, I. G. Enting, G. I. Pearman, P. Hyson

    Pages 323-353

18. Aerosols in Alaskan Air Masses

    • G. E. Shaw

    Pages 355-369

19. Sulfate and Methanesulfonnate in the Maritime Aerosol at Cape Grim, Tasmania

    • G. P. Ayers, J. P. Ivey, H. S. Goodman

    Pages 371-383

20. The Interpretation of Baseline Atmospheric Turbidity Measurements at Cape Grim, Tasmania

    • C. M. R. Platt, G. R. Patterson

    Pages 385-395

The Southern Hemisphere commands an increasing interest among atmospheric chemists. It has smaller and less industrialized continents than the Northern Hemisphere and thus enjoys lower emissions of anthropogenic and biogenic pollu­ tants. As a consequence, the concentrations of trace species are lower in the Sou­ thern Hemisphere, giving rise to significant inter-hemispheric gradients. From an observation of the climatology of the various trace gas gradients important conclu­ sions on the chemical lifetimes, the distribution of sources and transport of trace species can be derived. Thus it is only fitting that the CSIRO Division of Atmos­ pheric Research, Aspendale, Australia, hosted the Conference on the Scientific Application of Baseline Observations of Atmospheric Composition (SABOAC). It was convened by Dr Graeme Pearman of the CSIRO and sponsored by the CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Graeme Pearman and Ian Galbally of the CSIRO also agreed to serve as Guest Editors. The Conference was well attended and because of its location enjoyed an un­ usually large number of participants from the Southern Hemisphere. About 40 papers were presented with a large share of original contributions. At this point we would like to thank the reviewers who helped to maintain strict standards. The con­ ference topics ranged from Nonreactive Gases, Reactive Gases, Transport, Parti­ culates, Precipitation Chemistry, to Radiation and Carbondioxide. The present Proceedings do not quite maintain that sequence but partly reflect the order of receipt. DIETER EHHALT 3 Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 3 (l985), 3-27.

• Aerosol
• Meteorology
• Precipitation
• Troposphere
• atmospheric chemistry
• atmospheric science
• climatology
• ozone
• water

• Institute for Atmospheric Chemistry, Kernforschungsanlage Jülich, Jülich, Germany

  Dieter Ehhalt

• CSIRO, Aspendale, Australia

  Graeme Pearman, Ian Galbally

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