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Barath, F.T., Chavez, M.C., Cofield, R.E., Flower, D.A., Frerking, M.A., Gram, M.B., Harris, W.M., Holden, J.R., Jarnot, R.F., Kloezeman, W.G., Klose, G.J., Lau, G.K., Loo, M.S., Maddison, B.J., Mattauch, R.J., McKinney, R.P., Peckham, G.E., Pickett, H.M., Siebes, G., Soltis, F.S., Suttie, R.A., Tarsala, J.A., Waters, J.W. and Wilson, W.J. (1993). The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite microwave limb sounder instrument. Journal of Geophysical Research 98: doi: 10.1029/93JD00798. issn: 0148-0227. |
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The microwave limb sounder (MLS) on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is the first satellite experiment using limb sounding techniques at microwave frequencies. Primary measurement objectives are stratospheric ClO, O3, H2O, temperature, and pressure. Measurements are of thermal emission: all are performed simultaneously and continuously and are not degraded by ice clouds or volcanic aerosols. The instrument has a 1.6-m mechanically scanning antenna system and contains heterodyne radiometers in spectral bands centered near 63, 183, and 205 GHz. The radiometers operate at ambient temperature and use Schottky-diode mixers with local oscillators derived from phase-locked Gunn oscillators. Frequency tripling by varactor multipliers generates the 183- and 205-GHz local oscillators, and quasi-optical techniques inject these into the mixers. Six 15-channel filter banks spectrally resolve stratospheric thermal emission lines and produce an output spectrum every 2 s. Thermal stability is sufficient for ''total power'' measurements which do not require fast chopping. Radiometric calibration, consisting of measurements of cold space and an internal target, is performed very 65-s limb scan. Instrument in-orbit performance has been excellent, and all objectives are being met. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1993 |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Pressure, density, and temperature, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Volcanic effects |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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