Retrievals for the atmospheric chemistry experiment Fourier-transform spectrometer.
SCISAT-1, also known as the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment, is a satellite mission for remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere, launched on 12 August 2003. The primary instrument on the satellite is a 0.02 cm(-1) resolution Fourier-transform spectrometer operating in the mid-IR (750-4400 cm(-1)). We describe the approach developed for the retrieval of atmospheric temperature and pressure from the troposphere to the lower thermosphere as well as the strategy for the retrievals of volume-mixing ratio profiles of atmospheric species.
Boone
Chris D
CD
University of Waterloo, Department of Chemistry, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada. cboone@acebox.uwaterloo.ca
Nassar
Ray
R
Walker
Kaley A
KA
Rochon
Yves
Y
McLeod
Sean D
SD
Rinsland
Curtis P
CP
Bernath
Peter F
PF
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000465:Algorithms; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000032:analysis*; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D018531:Spacecraft; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature
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