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Technical Note: Evolution, current capabilities, and future advance in satellite nadir viewing ultra-spectral IR sounding of the lower atmosphere |
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W. L. Smith Sr., H. Revercomb, G. Bingham, A. Larar, H. Huang, D. Zhou, J. Li, X. Liu, S. Kireev |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 9, no. 15 ; Nr. 9, no. 15 (2009-08-06), S.5563-5574 |
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250007559
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-9-5563-2009.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Infrared ultra-spectral spectrometers have brought in a new era in satellite
remote atmospheric sounding capability. During the 1970s, after the
implementation of the first satellite sounding instruments, it became
evident that much higher vertical resolution sounding information was needed
to be able to forecast life and property threatening localized severe
weather. The demonstration of the ultra-spectral radiance measurement
technology required to achieve higher vertical resolution began in 1985,
with the aircraft flights of the High resolution Interferometer Sounder
(HIS) instrument. The development of satellite instruments designed to have
a HIS-like measurement capability was initiated in the late 1980's. Today,
after more than a decade of development time, the Atmospheric Infrared
Sounder (AIRS) and the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI)
are now operating successfully from the Aqua and MetOp polar orbiting
satellites. The successful development and ground demonstration of the
Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS), during this
decade, is now paving the way toward the implementation of the
ultra-spectral sounding capability on the international system of
geostationary environmental satellites. This note reviews the evolution of
the satellite ultra-spectral sounding systems, shows examples of current
polar satellite sounding capability, and discusses future advances planned
for geostationary orbit. |
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