Open AccessAtmospheric map of nitrogen dioxide
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo085i042p00418-03
Subject(s) - sciamachy , nitrogen dioxide , troposphere , satellite , environmental science , remote sensing , atmosphere (unit) , spectral resolution , absorption (acoustics) , spectrometer , carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere , carbon dioxide , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , geography , optics , physics , spectral line , chemistry , astronomy , organic chemistry
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Envisat satellite for environmental monitoring has produced a high‐resolution global atmospheric map of nitrogen dioxide, the agency announced on 11 October. Scientists employed the satellite's onboard Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) instrument to record the spectrum of sunlight shining through the atmosphere, and to find spectral absorption “fingerprints” of NO, in the troposphere.