Abstract
A new method for stratospheric trace gas analysis based upon in situ ion composition measurements is presented. The strength of the method lies in its extremely high sensitivity which at present allows for detection limits of the order of 100–1000 molecules cm −3 corresponding to volume mixing ratios of the order of 10 −15–10 −14 around 35 km altitude. The typical uncertainty of derived trace gas abundances is plus or minus a factor of about two. A disadvantage lies in the selectivity of the method which is restricted to trace gases having either large proton affinities, dipole moments or gas phase acidities. Analyses of water vapor and nitric acid vapor in the upper stratosphere are presented.
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