SAFIRE - A novel high resolution cooled spectrometer for atmospheric researchThe SAFIRE (Spectroscopy of Atmospheric Far Infra-Red Emissions) experiment is discussed with particular reference to the scientific aims and the conceptual instrument design of the project. The principal requirements of the experiment are reviewed, and it is shown how these requirements are met in the instrument concept. In particular, measurements of hydrogen oxides and other important species in the stratosphere require a far infrared limb sounder. Some problems involved in the optical and thermal design of the instrument are examined.
Document ID
19880028667
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Harries, J. E. (Science Research Council Didcot, United Kingdom)
Bradshaw, T. W. (Science Research Council Didcot, United Kingdom)
Gray, P. F. (Science Research Council Didcot, United Kingdom)
Dickinson, P. H. G. (SERC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom)
Russell, J. M., III (Science Research Council Didcot, United Kingdom)
Park, J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Carli, B. (CNR Istituto per la Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche, Florence, Italy)