DUSTER (Dust in the Upper Stratosphere Tracking Experiment and Return):. a balloon-borne dust particle collector

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Date Issued
2011
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Ciucci, A.
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Brunetto, R.
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Rietmeijer, F. J. M.
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Bussoletti, E.
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Peterzen, S.
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Masi, S.
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Ibba, R.
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 here.
Coverage
IX National Conference on Planetary Science
All editors
Esposito, F.; Colangeli, L.; Mennella, V.
Volume
16
Start page
14
Conferenece
IX National Conference on Planetary Science
Conferenece place
Amalfi
Conferenece date
September 28th - October 2nd, 2009
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Issn Identifier
1824-0178
Ads BibCode
2011MSAIS..16...14D
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open.access
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