MkIV Balloon Profiles

	Ames-1001-format	Spreadsheet-format
All flights as of 2021 in one file:	m420210926__all_balloon.ames	m420210926__all_balloon.ss
All flights as of 2019 in one file:	m420191007__all_balloon.ames	m420191007__all_balloon.ss
All flights as of 2016 in one file:	m420160927__all_balloon.ss.ames	m420160927__all_balloon.ss
BOS - Ft. Sumner, New Mexico:	mkiv.28-sep-96.fts.ss.ames	mkiv.28-sep-96.fts.ss
ADEOS - Fairbanks, Alaska:	m419970508__fai_sunrise_r2.bal	m419970508__fai_sunrise_r2.bal.ss


POLARIS - Fairbanks, Alaska:	m419970708__fai_ascent_r1.bal	m419970708__fai_ascent_r2.bal.ss
	m419970708__fai_descent_r1.bal	m419970708__fai_descent_r2.bal.ss


SOLVE - Esrange, Sweden:	m419991203__esn_sunset_r1.bal	m419991203__esn_sunset_r1.bal.ss
	m420000315__esn_sunrise_r1.bal	m420000315__esn_sunrise_r1.bal.ss


SOLVE II - Esrange, Sweden:	m420021216__esn_sunrise_r1.bal	m420021216__esn_sunrise_r1.bal.ss
	m420030401__esn_sunrise_r1.bal	m420030401__esn_sunrise_r1.bal.ss


BOS - Ft. Sumner, New Mexico:	m420030919__fts_sunset_r1.bal	m420030919__fts_sunset_r1.bal.ss
	m420040923__fts_sunset_r1.bal	m420040923__fts_sunset_r1.bal.ss
	m420050920__fts_sunset_r1.bal	m420050920__fts_sunset_r1.bal.ss
	m420070922__fts_sunset_r2.bal	m420070922__fts_sunset_r2.bal.ss
	m420070923__fts_sunrise_r2.bal	m420070923__fts_sunrise_r2.bal.ss
	m420110923__fts_sunset_r1.ames	m420110923__fts_sunset_r1
	m420110924__fts_sunrise_r1.ames	m420110924__fts_sunrise_r1
	m420140913__fts_sunset_r1.ames	m420140913__fts_sunset_r1
	m420140914__fts_sunrise_r1.ames	m420140914__fts_sunrise_r1

Balloon data analyzed with the GFIT software and the atm.161 and pll.101 linelists.

MkIV Balloon Flights/Occultations (26 flights as of 2021-09-26)
Date	Flight #	Tangent Latitude (N) (at 20km)	Tangent Longitude (E) (at 20km)	Minimum Altitude (km)	Balloon Altitude (km)	Balloon Volume (MCF)	Launch Site	Event
05-Oct-1989	1	34.6	-105.3	13	37	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
27-Sep-1990	2	34.2	-105.6	10	36	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
05-May-1991	3	37.5	-111.5	15	37	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
06-May-1991		36.5	-113.0	15	32	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise
14-Sep-1992	4	35.2	-110.9	23	39	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
15-Sep-1992		35.3	-104.0	22	41	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise
03-Apr-1993	5	34.8	-114.8	17	37	28	Daggett, California	Sunset
25-Sep-1993	6	34.0	-107.5	6	38	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
26-Sep-1993		33.1	-95.3	13	38	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise
22-May-1994	7	36.1	-108.6	14	36	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
23-May-1994		36.3	-100.9	11	37	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise
24-Jul-1996	8	56.7	-100.9	11	24^*	28	Lynn Lake, Manitoba	Ascent^*
28-Sep-1996	9	32.7	-113.1	4	38	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
08-May-1997	10	68.7	-146.0	8	38	24	Fairbanks, Alaska	Sunrise
08-Jul-1997	11	66.4	-148.3	7	32	11	Fairbanks, Alaska	Ascent
08-Jul-1997	11	64.7	-150.2	9	32	11	Fairbanks, Alaska	Descent
03-Dec-1999	12	64.2	+19.3	6	34	11	Esrange, Sweden	Sunset
15-Mar-2000	13	67.8	+34.2	11	29	4	Esrange, Sweden	Sunrise
16-Dec-2002	14	64.4	+31.2	12	31	5	Esrange, Sweden	Sunrise
01-Apr-2003	15	68.3	+35.2	11	32	5	Esrange, Sweden	Sunrise
19-Sep-2003	16	34.3	-113.3	7	36	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
23-Sep-2004	17	33.8	-109.2	11	38	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
20-Sep-2005	18	35.2	-114.1	11	39	39	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
21-Sep-2005		34.0	-110.3	13	29	39	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise
7-Feb-2007	19	67.9	+21.0	-	34	12	Esrange, Sweden	Ascent^#
22-Feb-2007	20	67.9	+21.1	25	34	12	Esrange, Sweden	Ascent^#
22-Sep-2007	21	35.2	-114.1	10	38	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
23-Sep-2007		34.0	-110.3	13	38	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise
23-Sep-2011	22	34.5	-108.8	6	39	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
24-Sep-2011		35.7	-96.3	14	40	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise
13-Sep-2014	23	36.2	-112.5	7	39	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
14-Sep-2014		35.6	-103.5	8	40	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise
27-Sep-2016	24	36.0	-110.5	11	39	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
07-Oct-2019	25	33.4	-109.7	7	38	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
25-Sep-2021	26	33.5	-107.5	8	39	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunset
26-Sep-2021		33.0	-97.8	10	40	28	Ft. Sumner, New Mexico	Sunrise

^* Flight inadvertantly terminated during ascent. ^# Balloon burst upon reaching float altitude.

Windows used in analysis of MkIV balloon spectra
Target Gas	Center (cm-1)	Width (cm-1)	Other Gases fitted
H2O	1500.78	0.24	hdo
	1501.20	0.50	hdo
	1502.75	0.70	ch4
	1503.95	0.40	hdo
	1511.03	0.23
	1514.04	0.30
	1959.65	0.70	o3
	3205.40	0.90
	3299.30	0.33	co2
	4556.21	2.50	ch4
	4565.05	1.48
	4570.95	0.52
	4631.55	0.46	co2
CO2	3513.75	16.50	h2o n2o hdo
	3537.40	15.20	h2o hdo hno3
	1243.00	33.00	h2o ch4 n2o n2o5 hdo
	1376.75	20.80	h2o ch4 hdo
	1961.45	26.40	h2o
	1955.54	0.28
	2013.54	0.25	o3
	2616.48	2.18	ch4
	3161.71	0.22
	3203.12	0.29
	3204.76	0.48
	3206.41	0.50	h2o
	3315.80	0.78
	3318.94	0.72	h2o
	3320.53	0.38	h2o
	3323.67	0.40	h2o
	3325.25	0.32	h2o
	3339.62	0.96	n2o h2o hcn
	4605.73	0.47	n2o
	4606.85	0.27
	4642.33	1.75	h2o n2o o3 ch4
	4657.96	1.03	n2o
	4879.89	0.22
	4883.55	0.42
	4885.82	0.40
	4886.23	0.40
	4887.13	0.25
	4888.13	0.55
	4890.60	0.30
	4892.26	0.44	h2o
	5028.20	5.00	h2o hdo
	5307.00	70.00	h2o
	1932.89	0.33
	3354.12	0.44	h2o
	3358.73	0.66	n2o
	3363.35	0.34
	3521.87	0.24
	4891.33	0.80
	4902.21	0.52	h2o
	1911.01	0.24
	1912.52	0.24
	1915.54	0.40
	3558.72	0.28
	4826.61	0.80
	3514.72	0.24
	3518.06	0.37
	3534.55	0.26
	3540.33	0.18
	3541.72	0.24
	3544.46	0.20
	3545.80	0.16
O3	767.10	0.80
	773.30	0.40
	774.88	0.34
	775.22	0.20
	776.50	0.60	co2
	796.30	0.60
	1096.30	1.24
	1099.41	4.30
	1102.00	0.90
	1104.71	2.18
	1105.33	0.52
	1109.70	1.00
	1113.68	0.47
	1114.10	0.41
	1116.90	0.70
	1120.86	0.48
	1134.24	0.21
	1141.11	0.95
	1142.06	0.68
	1154.42	0.81
	1167.02	4.25	ch4
	2123.25	0.55
	2734.49	0.63	ch4
	2735.42	0.35	ch4
	2737.16	1.47	ch4 hdo
	2752.23	1.45	ch4 hdo co2 hcl
	2753.65	0.95	ch4 hdo
	2754.95	1.75	ch4 hdo
	2760.31	0.63	ch4
	2761.70	0.42	ch4
	2762.62	1.26	ch4 n2o hdo
	2763.95	0.65	ch4 n2o
	2765.30	0.71	ch4 n2o hdo co2
	2766.90	2.05	ch4 n2o hdo co2
	2769.29	1.84	ch4 n2o hdo co2
	2770.89	0.74	ch4 co2 hdo
	2775.57	1.55	ch4 co2 n2o
	2783.79	3.51	ch4 hdo n2o
	2796.30	13.00	n2o ch4 hdo hcl
	4017.00	42.00	h2o ch4 co2 hf
N2O	1183.51	0.49	o3
	1186.10	11.49	o3 h2o ch4
	1187.83	0.30	o3
	1193.16	0.20	o3
	1223.63	0.20	o3
	1227.11	0.30	ch4
	1227.93	0.35	ch4 o3
	1257.30	4.30	ch4 h2o co2
	1264.20	7.10	ch4 h2o co2
	1300.92	0.30
	1861.175	0.49	h2o o3
	1865.60	0.50	o3
	1879.78	2.14	co2 h2o
	1859.30	13.20	h2o o3 co2 no
	1880.15	4.30	h2o o3 co2 no
	1893.70	24.40	h2o o3 co2 no ocs cof2 cofcl
	2203.150	11.95	co co2 o3
	2443.60	3.60
	2452.68	0.28
	2481.57	3.77
	2533.22	0.58
	2534.22	0.30
	2535.25	0.18
	2542.36	0.30
	2543.34	0.30
	2544.32	0.30
	2584.03	0.35	ch4 co2
	2796.93	3.66	o3 ch4 hdo
	3338.62	1.00	h2o
	3344.40	0.50	h2o
	3347.20	0.50	h2o
	3373.25	1.10	h2o co2
	3380.30	4.00	h2o
	3382.30	1.20	h2o co2
	3388.75	4.70	h2o
	4394.20	45.40	ch4 h2o
	4429.65	24.10	ch4 h2o co2
	4643.80	3.26	co2
	4725.60	50.80	co2 h2o
CO	2135.56	0.73	o3 n2o
	2139.33	1.42	o3 n2o co2 h2o
	2140.75	0.72	o3 co2 n2o
	2147.03	1.59	o3 n2o h2o
	2153.44	0.29	o3
	2158.23	1.91	o3 n2o co2
	2179.86	0.88	o3 n2o
	4222.88	0.36	ch4
	4227.41	0.70	ch4
	4231.65	0.68	ch4
	4248.32	0.16
CH4	1228.16	0.80	n2o o3 co2
	1253.52	1.16	n2o co2
	1277.00	4.20	n2o co2
	1348.05	1.10	co2
	1410.68	0.52	o3
	1412.92	0.52	o3
	1439.45	0.30	o3
	1453.03	0.26
	1541.10	0.44	h2o
	2473.20	2.06	n2o
	2477.64	1.04	n2o
	2500.15	1.54	n2o
	2512.20	1.94	n2o co2
	2515.20	2.82	n2o co2
	2525.20	0.62	n2o co2
	2563.15	0.97	n2o
	2596.95	0.98	n2o co2
	2599.58	3.30	n2o co2 hdo
	2602.10	1.82	n2o co2
	2627.90	0.62	co2
	2633.68	0.72	co2
	2635.70	1.64	co2 hdo
	2650.15	2.30
	2671.90	0.90
	2680.45	0.90
	2688.66	1.68	hdo
	2711.50	0.76
	2748.40	1.08	o3 hdo co2
	2968.65	1.00
	3095.15	0.70	o3
	4049.35	1.44	hdo
	4068.70	2.20	hdo h2o
	4083.48	1.75	hdo h2o
	4091.44	0.68	hdo
	4095.66	1.46	hdo h2o
	4112.06	2.10	hdo h2o
	4116.40	2.82	hdo h2o
	4143.76	0.78
	4627.03	2.66	co2
NO	1846.59	0.38
	1849.225	0.15
	1857.29	0.14
	1860.765	0.17	h2o
	1887.58	0.26	n2o o3
	1890.91	0.65	co2 n2o
	1894.14	0.74	co2 n2o h2o o3
	1896.84	0.84	co2 n2o
	1900.08	0.41	co2 n2o
	1903.12	0.13
	1903.75	0.32	co2
	1906.725	0.14
	1912.785	0.14
	1914.999	0.24
	1915.85	0.38	co2
	1920.695	0.17
	1924.45	0.20
	1928.95	0.50	co2 cof2
	1930.07	0.50	co2 cof2 o3
NO2	1592.51	0.58	h2o
	1598.01	0.80	ch4
	1605.71	0.84	o2
	1607.99	0.47
	1628.73	0.50	h2o
	1630.53	0.93	ch4
	2891.14	4.60	ch4 h2o hdo
	2914.66	0.23
	2914.71	0.89	ch4
	1596.20	24.70	ch4 h2o
NH3	1084.35	3.70	o3 h2o co2 ch4 hcooh
	966.20	7.10	o3 h2o co2 cof2 f142b
HNO3	868.10	2.20	ocs
	878.50	2.96
	1325.46	2.28	hdo n2o
	1698.45	0.40
	1702.06	0.15
	1728.495	0.19
HF	3877.72	0.30	h2o
	4038.90	0.60	h2o ch4
	4109.95	0.30	ch4
HCl	2727.85	0.24	o3
	2775.78	0.24	o3
	2819.57	0.14
	2821.59	0.20	ch4
	2843.66	0.28	ch4
	2904.12	0.36	o3 ch4
	2925.90	0.24	no2
	2944.92	0.34	ch4
	2963.30	0.78	ch4
ClO	821.50	7.56	co2 o3 chclf2 f113
	831.60	6.46	co2 o3 ccl3f chclf2
	853.82	4.20	hno3 h2o ccl3f ocs
	859.65	6.70	hno3 ccl3f ocs h2o
OCS	868.05	11.30	hno3 h2o co2
	2050.20	24.20	co2 o3 h2o co
	2069.65	12.70	co2 o3 h2o co
	2913.90	41.60	ch4 o3 h2o hcl no2 c2h6 hdo
	4096.00	40.00	ch4 o3 h2o hdo hf
H2CO	1726.80	12.00	h2o hno3 ch4 n2o o3 clno3 hdo ocs
	1745.30	3.06	h2o hno3 ch4 n2o o3
	1765.20	26.26	h2o hno3 ch4 n2o o3
	2762.12	3.05	ch4 o3 hdo n2o co2
	2807.25	2.52	ch4 h2o hdo o3 n2o
	2818.18	0.38	ch4 o3
	2831.67	0.18	ch4 hdo
	2832.44	0.58	ch4 hdo o3
	2833.20	0.35	ch4 o3 n2o ch3oh
	2912.00	2.02	h2o hdo ch4 o3 no2
HOCl	1221.21	0.46	ch4 o3 cof2 hno3 hdo
	1222.20	0.45	ch4 o3 cof2
	1224.34	0.55	ch4 n2o cof2 o3
	1227.50	2.25	ch4 n2o cof2
	1232.03	2.54	ch4 n2o cof2 o3 co2
	1234.66	2.16	ch4 n2o cof2 o3 co2
	1249.29	0.28	ch4 n2o cof2 chclf2
H2O2	1239.80	1.48	co2 cof2 ch4 h2o n2o
	1241.42	0.74	co2 cof2 ch4 n2o
	1242.34	0.45	co2 cof2
	1243.00	0.59	co2 n2o cof2 ch4
	1243.75	0.67	co2 n2o cof2
	1244.69	0.56	co2 n2o cof2
	1247.09	1.03	co2 ch4 n2o cof2
	1248.80	1.52	co2 ch4 n2o cof2
	1251.70	3.10	co2 ch4 n2o cof2 n2o5
	1254.46	0.94	co2 ch4 n2o cof2
	1255.90	0.81	co2 ch4 n2o h2o cof2
	1258.25	1.60	co2 ch4 n2o h2o cof2
	1261.35	0.46	co2 ch4 n2o cof2
	1265.045	0.43	co2 ch4 n2o cof2
	1266.12	0.74	co2 ch4 n2o h2o cof2
	1267.03	0.69	co2 ch4 n2o cof2
	1273.30	0.78	co2 hno3 n2o hdo ch4
	1278.23	1.31	co2 hno3 n2o ch4
	1286.86	0.49	ch4 hno3 n2o
	1290.20	0.59	ch4 n2o hno3
HNO4	802.89	2.08	h2o o3 co2
N2O5	1248.00	43.80	ch4 n2o co2 h2o cof2
ClNO3	779.97	3.76	cof2 co2 o3 h2o hno3 ccl4 hcn c2h2
	780.20	1.05	o3 co2
	1294.50	33.00	hno3 ch4 n2o co2 cf4 h2o hdo
HCN	3255.13	0.46	o3 h2o
	3258.44	0.26	h2o
	3261.70	0.68	o3 h2o
	3268.26	0.98	o3 h2o c2h2
	3271.41	0.50	o3 h2o
	3274.65	0.60	o3 h2o c2h2
	3277.70	0.60	h2o
	3281.01	0.34	o3 h2o
	3284.15	0.36	h2o
	3287.37	0.58	co2 h2o
	3293.45	0.50	co2 h2o c2h2
	3299.54	0.25	h2o
	3302.54	0.36	c2h2 h2o
	3305.52	0.48	n2o o3 h2o
	3331.61	0.71	n2o co2 h2o
	3334.30	0.40	h2o
	3337.14	0.38	h2o
	3339.88	0.22	co2
	3342.63	0.46	n2o h2o
	3350.60	0.40	n2o co2 h2o
	3353.23	0.44	h2o
	3358.47	0.22	n2o h2o
	3361.09	0.28	h2o
CH3Cl	2967.05	1.60	h2o ch4 o3 c2h6
CF4	1282.74	6.96	n2o ch4 h2o hdo co2 hno3
	1283.00	2.00	ch4 n2o
	1284.98	2.56	n2o ch4 h2o hdo hno3 co2
CCl2F2	921.80	3.60	co2 h2o
	1161.00	1.50	n2o o3 ch4
CCl3F	846.20	30.90	hno3 h2o co2 o3 cocl2 ocs
CCl4	796.50	18.00	co2 o3 h2o clno3 chclf2
COF2	774.07	4.21	co2 o3 h2o hno3 ccl4 hcn c2h2
	1234.70	1.56	ch4 n2o o3 co2
	1251.14	2.06	n2o co2 ch4
	1930.60	2.02	h2o co2 no o3
	1938.15	4.08	h2o co2
	1951.70	5.80	co2 h2o o3
COFCl	763.50	37.00	o3 h2o co2 hno3 clno3 hcn cof2 ccl4 no2 ch3cl n2o5 c2h2
	1095.70	38.50	o3 h2o co2 ccl2f2 chclf2 ccl3f ch4 hcooh f141b f142b
	1875.00	36.00	o3 h2o co2 no n2o cof2
C2H6	2976.52	2.45	o3 ch4 3ch4
	2976.86	0.56	o3
	2986.65	0.45	ch4 o3
C2H2	754.955	0.22	o3
	766.75	0.36	o3 co2 h2o
	776.14	0.34	o3
	3250.63	0.53	o3
	3255.55	0.50	o3 h2o
	3263.56	0.13	h2o
	3268.56	0.35	o3 h2o
	3270.04	0.33	o3
	3278.18	0.42	o3 h2o
	3255.55	0.50	o3 h2o
	3255.55	0.50	o3 h2o
	3263.56	0.13	h2o
	3268.56	0.35	o3 h2o
	3270.04	0.33	o3
	3278.18	0.42	o3 h2o
	3286.58	0.42	o3 h2o
	3287.75	0.42	o3 h2o
	3295.80	0.40	co2 h2o
	3304.15	0.30	o3 h2o
	3305.05	0.53	co2 h2o o3
N2	2388.34	0.32
	2395.90	0.70	o3
	2403.55	0.56
	2411.23	4.40	ch4 co2
	2418.64	4.44	co2
	2426.15	3.04	n2o co2
	2433.50	1.74	co2 n2o
	2441.00	2.24	n2o ch4 co2
	2455.71	0.44	n2o
	2463.03	1.05	n2o
CHClF2	809.19	1.28	o3 co2
	829.14	0.72	o3 co2
COCl2	847.38	33.12	ccl3f h2o hno3 o3 co2 ocs
HCOOH	1106.35	7.04	o3 h2o ccl2f2 chclf2
HDO	1408.47	0.61	h2o co2 o3
	1421.90	1.03	o3 h2o
	1439.62	1.28	ch4 h2o
	1451.20	0.77	h2o hcn
	1469.33	0.29	h2o
	1474.09	0.30	h2o
	1475.62	0.35
	1480.20	0.99	h2o
	1484.11	0.26	h2o
	1488.16	0.50	h2o
	1494.87	0.31
	1497.84	0.74	h2o
	2612.75	1.20	co2
	2637.82	2.04	co2 ch4
	2644.45	0.80	co2 ch4
	2649.45	2.10	ch4
	2657.25	0.50
	2660.00	2.20	ch4
	2666.30	1.20	ch4
	2672.65	0.60
	2695.15	0.60
	2708.15	0.70	o3
	2721.70	3.70	h2o o3 ch4
SF6	948.04	1.82	h2o co2
F113	815.57	23.86	co2 o3 chclf2
F141b	755.00	36.40	co2 h2o o3 cofcl hno3 hcn c2h2 ch3cl n2o5 ccl4 no2 cof2 c2h6 clno3
	928.50	40.40	co2 h2o hno3 ccl2f2 sf6 f113 n2o nh3 o3 c2h4 ch3cn nf3 cof2
	1095.70	38.50	co2 h2o o3 n2o hcooh ch4 chclf2 ccl2f2 ccl3f cofcl nh3 f142b
	1164.75	49.30	h2o o3 n2o ch4 ccl2f2 chf3 chclf2 hcooh pan hno3 hdo so2
F142b	903.85	6.74	co2 h2o hno3 ccl2f2
	1192.26	8.25	n2o o3 ch4 hno3 h2o hdo
CH3CN	1463.20	2.40	ch4 h2o hdo
PAN	1740.00	40.00	ch4 h2o hdo o3 n2o hno3 clno3 n2o5
CHF3	1155.00	37.18	n2o o3 h2o ccl2f2 hdo ch4 chclf2 f142b pan

Figures below show profiles of normalized Potential Vorticity (sPV) for the dates and locations of the various MkIV balloon flights (courtesy of Bill Irion and Gloria Manney).

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MkIV Balloon Profiles

Ames-1001-format

Spreadsheet-format

Balloon data analyzed with the GFIT software and the atm.161 and pll.101 linelists.

MkIV Balloon Flights/Occultations (26 flights as of 2021-09-26)

Windows used in analysis of MkIV balloon spectra

Target Gas

Center (cm-1)

Width (cm-1)

Other Gases fitted

Figures below show profiles of normalized Potential Vorticity (sPV) for the dates and locations of the various MkIV balloon flights (courtesy of Bill Irion and Gloria Manney).