The DUSTER (Dust in the Upper Stratosphere Tracking Experiment and Retrieval) project is aimed at uncontaminated collection and retrieval of stratospheric solid aerosol particles, in the submicron/micron range, from the upper stratosphere. The approach implies: (1) in-situ particles collection; (2) sample recovering; and (3) laboratory analyses. The scientific aim is deriving the dust size distribution, the concentration, chemistry and mineralogy of the collected stratospheric aerosols. The main characteristics of the instrument are: (1) Capability of working autonomously during balloon flight at 30-40 km altitude, temperatures down to -80°C; (2) sampling at least 20 m3 of air to collect several hundreds of aerosol particles); (3) Samples storage and retrieval under controlled conditions. A detailed description of the experiment is reported here
DUSTER (Dust in the Upper Stratosphere Tracking Experiment and Return): a balloon-borne dust particle collector / V., D.C., P., P., DE ANGELIS, S., Ciucci, A., R., B., A., R., F. J. M., R., E., Z., E., B., L., C., F., E., E., M.E., V., M., S., P., S., M., R., I.. - In: MEMORIE DELLA SOCIETÀ ASTRONOMICA ITALIANA. - ISSN 1824-016X. - STAMPA. - 16:(2011), pp. 14-21.
DUSTER (Dust in the Upper Stratosphere Tracking Experiment and Return): a balloon-borne dust particle collector
DE ANGELIS, SIMONE;CIUCCI, ALESSANDRA;
2011
Abstract
The DUSTER (Dust in the Upper Stratosphere Tracking Experiment and Retrieval) project is aimed at uncontaminated collection and retrieval of stratospheric solid aerosol particles, in the submicron/micron range, from the upper stratosphere. The approach implies: (1) in-situ particles collection; (2) sample recovering; and (3) laboratory analyses. The scientific aim is deriving the dust size distribution, the concentration, chemistry and mineralogy of the collected stratospheric aerosols. The main characteristics of the instrument are: (1) Capability of working autonomously during balloon flight at 30-40 km altitude, temperatures down to -80°C; (2) sampling at least 20 m3 of air to collect several hundreds of aerosol particles); (3) Samples storage and retrieval under controlled conditions. A detailed description of the experiment is reported hereI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
