title: Infrared spectroscopy of the lower stratosphere with a balloon-borne cryogenic Fourier spectrometer.
abstract: The IR limb emission of the lower stratosphere has been measured using a balloon-borne liquid nitrogencooled Michelson interferometer with liquid helium-cooled Si:Ga detectors. Portions of the thermal emission spectrum have been recorded between 650 and 2000 cm(-1) with an unapodized spectral resolution of 0.03 cm(-1). This is the highest spectral resolution limb emission thus far obtained. A preliminary description is given of these data along with a discussion of the significant features. Species identified to date include CO(2), O(3), CFCl(3), CF(2)Cl(2), H(2)O, CH(4), HNO(3), N(2)O, NO(2), and ClONO(2). A tentative identification is made for NO, representing the first direct spectroscopic detection of NO in emission.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Kunde
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Brasunas
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Conrath
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hanel
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Maguire
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authors.lastname: Walser
authors.forename: J N
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authors.lastname: Annen
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authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silverstein
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Herath
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authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Buijs
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Berube
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authors.lastname: McKinnon