The Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS) experiment: Deployment on the ATLAS Space Shuttle missions

被引:174
作者
Gunson, MR
Abbas, MM
Abrams, MC
Allen, M
Brown, LR
Brown, TL
Chang, AY
Goldman, A
Irion, FW
Lowes, LL
Mahieu, E
Manney, GL
Michelsen, HA
Newchurch, MJ
Rinsland, CP
Salawitch, RJ
Stiller, GP
Toon, GC
Yung, YL
Zander, R
机构
[1] NASA,GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CTR,HUNTSVILLE,AL 35812
[2] NASA,LANGLEY RES CTR,SAIC,HAMPTON,VA 23665
[3] CALTECH,PASADENA,CA 91125
[4] UNIV DENVER,DEPT PHYS,DENVER,CO 80208
[5] UNIV LIEGE,INST ASTROPHYS,LIEGE,BELGIUM
[6] HARVARD UNIV,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[7] UNIV ALABAMA,HUNTSVILLE,AL 35899
[8] NASA,LANGLEY RES CTR,HAMPTON,VA 23665
[9] IMK,FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE,KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
关键词
D O I
10.1029/96GL01569
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
The ATMOS Fourier transform spectrometer was flown for a fourth time on the Space Shuttle as part of the ATLAS-3 instrument payload in November 1994. More than 190 sunrise and sunset occultation events provided measurements of more than 30 atmospheric trace gases at latitudes 3-49 degrees N and 65-72 degrees S, including observations both inside and outside the Antarctic polar vortex. The instrument configuration, data retrieval methodology, and mission background are described to place in context analyses of ATMOS data presented in this issue.
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页码:2333 / 2336
页数:4
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