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Carbon monoxide measured by the EOS Microwave Limb Sounder on Aura: First results
Author(s) -
Filipiak Mark J.,
Harwood Robert S.,
Jiang Jonathan H.,
Li Qinbin,
Livesey Nathaniel J.,
Manney Gloria L.,
Read William G.,
Schwartz Michael J.,
Waters Joe W.,
Wu Dong L.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2005gl022765
Subject(s) - microwave limb sounder , troposphere , stratosphere , atmospheric infrared sounder , radiance , mesosphere , environmental science , descent (aeronautics) , atmospheric sciences , southern hemisphere , northern hemisphere , aura , carbon monoxide , geology , remote sensing , climatology , meteorology , physics , chemistry , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , catalysis , medicine
Atmospheric carbon monoxide (CO) is measured by the EOS Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on NASA's recently‐launched Aura satellite. Descent has been observed in the 2004–2005 Northern Hemisphere winter polar mesosphere and upper stratosphere. During August and September 2004 enhanced CO was observed in the upper troposphere over India and Tibet. The MLS CO measurements are described and the radiance signal due to the enhanced CO in the upper troposphere is demonstrated.