Measurement of the ozone concentration from 55 to 95 km at sunset

Three measurements of the concentration of ozone in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere at sunset have been made by the occultation technique from rocket payloads. Two of these were developmental flights made from Woomera in June 1966. Both produced useful results from 55 to 70 km, and the one flight giving results above 70 km indicated the presence of a secondary ozone layer with approximately uniform concentration between 72 and 92 km. The final flight, made from Fort Churchill Range in September 1969, revealed a minimum in the concentration near 80 km and a secondary maximum around 90 km.