TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-LTE studies for the analysis of MIPAS/ENVISAT data
AU - López-Puertas, M.
AU - Funke, B.
AU - López-Valverde, M. Á
AU - Martin-Torres, Javier
AU - Clarmann, T. Von
AU - Stiller, G.
AU - Oelhaf, H.
AU - Fischer, H.
AU - Flaud, J. M.
N1 - Upprättat; 2002; 20150228 (javmar)
2019-08-20T16:46:49.604+02:00
PY - 2002/1/31
Y1 - 2002/1/31
N2 - The Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) is a high-resolution limb sounder on board the European polar platform ENVISAT, scheduled for launch late in 2001. Three main characteristics converge in MIPAS which make it a very useful instrument for non-LTE studies: its wide spectral coverage (4.15-14.6 μm or 680-2275 cm-1); high spectral resolution (0.03 cm-1), and high sensitivity; all of this in addition to its global spatial coverage. In this paper we present an overview of the non-LTE studies that have been carried out in preparation for the analysis of MIPAS data, including the evaluation of non-LTE effects in the operational processing, focussed in the stratosphere, and the retrieval of species that normally emit under non-LTE conditions. The current mission plan for measuring the non-LTE upper atmosphere is described, as well as the general purpose non-LTE retrieval scheme developed for analyzing those measurements.
AB - The Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) is a high-resolution limb sounder on board the European polar platform ENVISAT, scheduled for launch late in 2001. Three main characteristics converge in MIPAS which make it a very useful instrument for non-LTE studies: its wide spectral coverage (4.15-14.6 μm or 680-2275 cm-1); high spectral resolution (0.03 cm-1), and high sensitivity; all of this in addition to its global spatial coverage. In this paper we present an overview of the non-LTE studies that have been carried out in preparation for the analysis of MIPAS data, including the evaluation of non-LTE effects in the operational processing, focussed in the stratosphere, and the retrieval of species that normally emit under non-LTE conditions. The current mission plan for measuring the non-LTE upper atmosphere is described, as well as the general purpose non-LTE retrieval scheme developed for analyzing those measurements.
KW - Atmospheric composition
KW - Infrared emissions
KW - Non-LTE
KW - Remote sounding
KW - Retrieval algorithms
KW - Aerospace Engineering
KW - Rymd- och flygteknik
U2 - 10.1117/12.454458
DO - 10.1117/12.454458
M3 - Article
VL - 4539
SP - 381
EP - 395
JO - Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering
SN - 0277-786X
ER -