Computer Science
Scientific paper
Sep 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994spie.2266...67l&link_type=abstract
Proc. SPIE Vol. 2266, p. 67-78, Optical Spectroscopic Techniques and Instrumentation for Atmospheric and Space Research, Jinxue
Computer Science
Scientific paper
Monitoring of the global distribution of tropospheric ozone (O(subscript 3)) is desirable for enhanced scientific understanding as well as to potentially lessen the ill-health impacts associated with exposure to elevated concentrations in the lower atmosphere. Such a capability can be achieved using a satellite-based device making high spectral resolution measurements with high signal-to-noise ratios; this would enable observation in the pressure-broadened wings of strong O(subscript 3) lines while minimizing the impact of undesirable signal contributions (i.e., from the terrestrial surface and interfering species). The Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) provides high spectral resolution and high throughput capabilities that are essential for this measurement task. Through proper selection of channel spectral regions, the FPI optimized for tropospheric O(subscript 3) measurements can simultaneously observe a stratospheric component and thus the total O(subscript 3) column abundance. A conceptual instrument design to achieve the desired measurement is presented. It involves a double-etalon fixed-gap series configuration FPI along with an ultra-narrow bandpass filter to achieve single-order operation with an overall spectral resolution of approximately .068 cm(superscript -1), sampling a narrow spectral region within the strong 9.6 micrometers ozone infrared band from a nadir-viewing satellite configuration. A retrieval technique has been implemented and is demonstrated for a tropical atmosphere possessing enhanced tropospheric ozone amounts. An error analysis assessing the impact on retrieved O(subscript 3) amounts of the most significant uncertainties associated with this particular measurement has been performed for several different types of atmospheres. Results show the proposed instrumentation to enable a good measurement of absolute ozone amounts and an even better determination of relative changes.
Drayson Roland S.
Larar Allen M.
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