Retrieval of temperature and pressure using broadband solar occultation: SOFIE approach and results
| Autor: | B. T. Marshall, L. E. Deaver, R. E. Thompson, L. L. Gordley, M. J. McHugh, M. E. Hervig, J. M. Russell III |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Vol 4, Iss 5, Pp 893-907 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1867-1381 1867-8548 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/amt-4-893-2011 |
| Popis: | Measurement of atmospheric temperature as a function of pressure, T(P), is key to understanding many atmospheric processes and a prerequisite for retrieving gas mixing ratios and other parameters from solar occultation measurements. This paper gives a brief overview of the solar occultation measurement technique followed by a detailed discussion of the mechanisms that make the measurement sensitive to temperature. Methods for retrieving T(P) using both broadband transmittance and refraction are discussed. Investigations using measurements of broadband transmittance in two CO2 absorption bands (the 4.3 and 2.7 μm bands) and refractive bending are then presented. These investigations include sensitivity studies, simulated retrieval studies, and examples from SOFIE. |
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