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Submillimeter heterodyne remote sensing of upper atmospheric gases
Author(s) -
Waters Joe W.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.4650040103
Subject(s) - remote sensing , millimeter , atmosphere (unit) , satellite , heterodyne (poetry) , environmental science , wavelength , stratosphere , meteorology , optics , physics , astronomy , geology , acoustics
Technology is now becoming available to develop submillimeter‐wavelength heterodyne radiometric experiments for remote sensing the upper atmosphere from space. Such experiments can provide many essential measurements for assessing and critically monitoring the depletion of stratospheric ozone by pollution from industrial products. A millimeter‐wavelength experiment for this purpose is now ready for launch on the NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). An enhanced version of the UARS experiment, which operates at submillimeter wavelengths, is under investigation for the future NASA Earth Observing System.