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The Balloon Intercomparison Campaigns of 1982 and 1983 compared balloon-borne sensors of HCl, HNO3, NO2, NO and O3, and measured many other stratospheric constituents. Most sensors were remote rather than in-situ. In the 1982 campaign, three large gondolas were successfully launched from Palestine, Texas on the same day; in the 1983 campaign, four gondolas were launched within 3 days. Accompanying papers describe the results of these successful intercomparisons.
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Watson, R.T., Roscoe, H.K. & Woods, P.T. The Balloon Intercomparison Campaigns an introduction and overview. J Atmos Chem 10, 99–110 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00054852
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00054852