Concept information
Preferred term
HASP
Definition
- The High-Altitude Sampling Program (HASP) database provides information on EML's archived stratospheric air filter samples and sample measurements. The HASP program was first established in 1957 to track the global dispersion of radioactive debris resulting from atmospheric nuclear testing. Stratospheric air filter samples and gas samples were collected at several locations in North and South America and analyzed for nuclear debris/trace gases. The database includes several sets of information about archived samples and data. The High-Altitude Balloon Sampling Program, Project Ashcan, ran from 1956 to 1983. This program used large polyethylene balloons to collect samples at altitudes from 20-27 km. The Stardust program used WU-2, RB-57F, RB-57C, and C-130 aircraft to collect samples at altitudes of 6-19 km, and ran from 1961 through 1967. However, there were earlier aircraft samples also collected (1957-1961), which were simply called the High-Altitude Sampling Program at the time, and which are treated here as belonging to Project Stardust due to similarities in collection and analysis procedures. In 1967, the aircraft sampling continued under the Airstream program, which was discontinued in 1983. For more information, link to "http://www.eml.doe.gov/databases/hasp/" (en)
Broader concept
- G - I (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/b3f09ea9-d74a-4544-9e19-bf1ec226fdc4
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