[en] The ATMOS Fourier transform spectrometer was flown for a fourth time on the Space Shuttle as part of the ATLAS-3 instrument payload in November 1994. More than 190 sunrise and sunset occultation events provided measurements of more than 30 atmospheric trace gases at latitudes 3-49 degrees N and 65-72 degrees S, including observations both inside and outside the Antarctic polar vortex. The instrument configuration, data retrieval methodology, and mission background are described to place in context analyses of ATMOS data presented in this issue.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Gunson, Michael R.
Abbas, M. M.
Abrams, M. C.
Allen, M.
Brown, L. R.
Brown, T. L.
Chang, A. Y.
Goldman, A.
Irion, F. W.
Lowes, L. L.
Mahieu, Emmanuel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe infra-rouge de phys. atmosph. et solaire (GIRPAS)
Manney, Gloria L.
Michelsen, H. A.
Newchurch, M. J.
Rinsland, C. P.
Salawitch, R. J.
Stiller, G. P.
Toon, G. C.
Yung, Y. L.
Zander, Rodolphe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Services généraux (Faculté des sciences) > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Sciences)
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