Boone CD, Nassar R, Walker KA, Rochon Y, McLeod SD, Rinsland CP, Bernath PF. Retrievals for the atmospheric chemistry experiment Fourier-transform spectrometer.
APPLIED OPTICS 2005;
44:7218-31. [PMID:
16318195 DOI:
10.1364/ao.44.007218]
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Abstract
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.
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