Retrieval algorithms for stratospheric aerosols based on ADEOS/ILAS measurements

Author

Mukai, Sonoyo ; Sano, Itaru ; Sasano, Yasuhiro ; Suzuki, Makoto ; Yokota, Tatsuya

Author_Institution

Kiniki Univ., Osaka, Japan

Volume

32

Issue

5

fYear

1994

fDate

9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1124

Lastpage

1127

Abstract

This communication describes a procedure to estimate the vertical profiles of stratospheric aerosols based on the visible data to be obtained by ADEOS/ILAS. The authors´ algorithms mainly consist of two parts: the first process is baseline estimation for the observed transmittance spectrum, followed by the inversion process that derives vertical profiles of atmospheric extinction from ILAS transmittance data. Model calculations with an ILAS simulator show that the authors´ treatment provides quick and accurate results within the expected domain of validity

Keywords

aerosols; atmospheric composition; atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; meteorology; remote sensing; stratosphere; 700 to 11800 nm; ADEOS; ILAS; aerosol; atmosphere; baseline estimation; inversion process; limb profiling; measurement technique; optical extinction; retrieval algorithms; satellite remote sensing; stratosphere; transmittance spectrum; vertical profile; visible; Aerosols; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Atmospheric waves; Clouds; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Information retrieval; Optical scattering; Temperature; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.312904

Filename

312904