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The Nimbus 7 LIMS (Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere) water vapor measurementsEarth orbital instruments, designed to measure the vertical and spatial distribution of atmospheric water vapor is discussed. Specifically, the operation of the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) experiment is examined. The LIMS is a six channel limb scanning radiometer that was launched aboard Nimbus 7 in 1978. Profiles of stratospheric and mesospheric temperature, water vapor, and various other constituents were obtained by inverting the LIMS radiance measurements. This same technique was used in 1981 to analyze the data returned from another limb scanning radiometer aboard the Solar Mesosphere Explorer.
Document ID
19890016439
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Remsberg, Ellis E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Russell, James M., III (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., MECA Workshop on Atmospheric H2O Observations of Earth and Mars. Physical Processes, Measurements and Interpretations
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
89N25810
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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