OMS Gondola - Analizador de CO2 / LACE / UV O3 PHOTOMETER / ALIAS II

These instruments will measure pressure, temperature and composition of various chemicals such as Ozone and CFC-gases. Measurements will answer questions concerning the origin and composition of the air in the Arctic polar vortex.

Balloon launched on: 11/19/1999 at 4:37 utc
Launch site: European Space Range, Kiruna, Sweden  
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon 113.000 m3 - SF3-4.001-.8/.8-NA
Balloon serial number: R4.00-1-17
Flight identification number: 475N
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 11/19/1999 at 9:27 utc
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 5 h 18 m
Landing site: 9 miles S of Kittila, Sweden
Campaign: SOLVE  
Overall weight: 1357 kg

• An overview of the SOLVE/THESEO 2000 campaign Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres), Volume 107, Issue D20, pp. SOL 1-1
• Chemical depletion of Arctic ozone in winter 1999/2000 Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 107(D20), 2001
• Chlorine activation and chemical ozone loss deduced from HALOE and balloon measurements in the Arctic during the winter of 1999-2000 Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 107(D5), 2001
• List of balloons launched from ESRANGE SSC Space website (via Archive.Org)
• Ozone profiles measured during the flight JPL's Atmospheric Observations Group