The microwave limb sounder for the Upper Atmosphere Research SatelliteThe Microwave Limb Sounder was designed to map the concentrations of trace gases from the stratosphere to the lower thermosphere, to improve understanding of the photochemical reactions which take place in this part of the atmosphere. The instrument will measure the intensity of thermal radiation from molecules in the atmosphere at frequencies corresponding to rotational absorption bands of chlorine monoxide, ozone, and water vapor. Molecular concentration profiles will be determined over a height range of 15 to 80 km (20 to 45 km for C10). The 57 deg inclination orbit proposed for the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite will allow global coverage.
Waters, J. W. (Jet Propulsion Lab. California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena., United States)
Peckham, G. E. (Heriot-Watt Univ. Edinburgh (Scotland)., United States)
Suttie, R. A. (Heriot-Watt Univ. Edinburgh (Scotland)., United States)
Curtis, P. D. (Rutherford Appleton Lab. Chilton (England)., United States)
Maddison, B. J. (Rutherford Appleton Lab. Chilton (England)., United States)
Harwood, R. S. (Edinburgh Univ.)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, Proceedings of the 1988 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) '88 on Remote Sensing: Moving Towards the 21st Century, Volume 2