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    Atmospheric chemistry experiment (ACE): Mission overview

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    Bernath, P.F.
    McElroy, C.T.
    Abrams, M.C.
    Boone, C.D.
    Butler, M.
    Camy-Peyret, C.
    Carleer, M.
    Clerbaux, C.
    Coheur, P.-F.
    Colin, R.
    DeCola, P.
    De Mazière, M.
    Drummond, J.R.
    Dufour, D.
    Evans, W.F.J.
    Fast, H.
    Fussen, D.
    Gilbert, K.
    Jennings, D.E.
    Llewellyn, E.J.
    Lowe, R.P.
    Mahieu, E.
    McConnell, J.C.
    McHugh, M.
    McLeod, S.D.
    Michaud, R.
    Midwinter, C.
    Nassar, R.
    Nichitiu, F.
    Nowlan, C.
    Rinsland, C.P.
    Rochon, Y.J.
    Rowlands, N.
    Semeniuk, K.
    Simon, P.
    Skelton, R.
    Sloan, J.J.
    Soucy, M.-A.
    Strong, K.
    Tremblay, P.
    Turnbull, D.
    Walker, K.A.
    Walkty, I.
    Wardle, D.A.
    Wehrle, V.
    Zander, R.
    Zou, J.
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    Discipline
    Earth and related Environmental sciences
    Subject
    Atmospheric pressure
    Atmospheric temperature
    CMOS integrated circuits
    Earth atmosphere
    Image recording
    Remote sensing
    Spectrometers
    Spectrophotometers
    Sun
    Weather satellites
    Atmospheric chemistry experiment (ACE)
    CMOS detector arrays
    Fourier transform spectrometer
    Solar occulation
    Atmospheric chemistry
    atmospheric chemistry
    instrumentation
    remote sensing
    satellite
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2005
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    Description
    SCISAT-1, also known as the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE), is a Canadian satellite mission for remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere. It was launched into low Earth circular orbit (altitude 650 km, inclination 74°) on 12 Aug. 2003. The primary ACE instrument is a high spectral resolution (0.02 cm-1) Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) operating from 2.2 to 13.3 μm (750-4400 cm-1). The satellite also features a dual spectrophotometer known as MAESTRO with wavelength coverage of 285-1030 nm and spectral resolution of 1-2 nm. A pair of filtered CMOS detector arrays records images of the Sun at 0.525 and 1.02 μm. Working primarily in solar occultation, the satellite provides altitude profile information (typically 10-100 km) for temperature, pressure, and the volume mixing ratios for several dozen molecules of atmospheric interest, as well as atmospheric extinction profiles over the latitudes 85°N to 85°S. This paper presents a mission overview and some of the first scientific results.
    Citation
    Bernath, P.F.; McElroy, C.T.; Abrams, M.C.; Boone, C.D.; Butler, M.; Camy-Peyret, C.; Carleer, M.; Clerbaux, C.; Coheur, P.-F.; Colin, R.; DeCola, P.; De Mazière, M.; Drummond, J.R.; Dufour, D.; Evans, W.F.J.; Fast, H.; Fussen, D.; Gilbert, K.; Jennings, D.E.; Llewellyn, E.J.; Lowe, R.P.; Mahieu, E.; McConnell, J.C.; McHugh, M.; McLeod, S.D.; Michaud, R.; Midwinter, C.; Nassar, R.; Nichitiu, F.; Nowlan, C.; Rinsland, C.P.; Rochon, Y.J.; Rowlands, N.; Semeniuk, K.; Simon, P.; Skelton, R.; Sloan, J.J.; Soucy, M.-A.; Strong, K.; Tremblay, P.; Turnbull, D.; Walker, K.A.; Walkty, I.; Wardle, D.A.; Wehrle, V.; Zander, R.; Zou, J. (2005). Atmospheric chemistry experiment (ACE): Mission overview. , Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 15, L15S01, DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022386.
    Identifiers
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/4617
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2005GL022386
    scopus: 2-s2.0-25844526462
    Type
    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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