Samples of tropospheric and stratospheric air were collected on aircraft flights between October 4 and October 13, 1976. The region of the atmosphere surveyed was over the North American continent (approximately 18°N to 65°N latitude). Samples were obtained at heights ranging from about 3, 000ft. to 45, 000ft. Measurements of N
2O, CF
2Cl
2, CFCl
3, CH
3CCl
3, and CCl
4 were made by GC/EC techniques, and of CH
3Cl by GC/MS. The latitudinal and height profiles of these trace gases are reported in this paper. Calculations based on these measurements yield the following average tropospheric concentrations: [N
2O]=(330±2) ppb v, [CF
2Cl
2]=(236±7) ppt v, [CFCl
3]=(140±5) ppt v, [CH
3CCl
3]=(145±25) ppt v, and [CCl
4]=(134±9) ppt v (where the ± values are the standard deviations). The N
2O mixing ratio decreases only slightly in the lower stratosphere. CF
2Cl
2 and CFCl
3 mixing ratios decrease by about 10% and 15% respectively, within 4km above the tropopause. CCl
4 mixing ratio declines by about 50% within 4km above the tropopause. CH
3CCl
3 mixing ratios also show a sharp decline above the tropopause, similar to that of CCl
4. CH
3Cl on the other hand displays almost no change in mixing ratio between the free troposphere and the lower stratosphere.
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