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Observations of atmospheric water vapor with the SAGE 2 instrumentThe Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment 2 (SAGE 2) is discussed. The SAGE 2 instrument was a multichannel spectrometer that inferred the vertical distribution of water vapor, aerosols, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone by measuring the extinction of solar radiation at spacecraft sunrise/sunset. At altitudes above 20 km, the SAGE 2 and LIMS (Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere) data are in close agreement. The discrepancies below this altitude may be attributed to differences in the instruments' field of view and time of data acquisition.
Document ID
19890016434
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Larsen, Jack C. (SASC Technologies, Inc., Hampton VA., United States)
Mccormick, M. P. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Mcmaster, L. R. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Chu, W. P. (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
89N25805
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-17022
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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