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The Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS) Experiment: Deployment on the ATLAS space shuttle missions
Author(s) -
Gunson M. R.,
Abbas M. M.,
Abrams M. C.,
Allen M.,
Brown L. R.,
Brown T. L.,
Chang A. Y.,
Goldman A.,
Irion F. W.,
Lowes L. L.,
Mahieu E.,
Manney G. L.,
Michelsen H. A.,
Newchurch M. J.,
Rinsland C. P.,
Salawitch R. J.,
Stiller G. P.,
Toon G. C.,
Yung Y. L.,
Zander R.
Publication year - 1996
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 - 10.1029/96gl01569
Subject(s) - space shuttle , trace gas , sunrise , environmental science , occultation , atmospheric chemistry , atlas (anatomy) , meteorology , context (archaeology) , sunset , satellite , remote sensing , physics , astrobiology , geology , ozone , astronomy , paleontology
The ATMOS Fourier transform spectrometer was flown for a fourth time on the Space Shuttle as part of the ATLAS‐3 instrument payload in November 1994. More than 190 sunrise and sunset occultation events provided measurements of more than 30 atmospheric trace gases at latitudes 3–49°N and 65–72°S, including observations both inside and outside the Antarctic polar vortex. The instrument configuration, data retrieval methodology, and mission background are described to place in context analyses of ATMOS data presented in this issue.