Title :
A summary of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS)
Author :
Schoeberl, Mark R. ; Douglass, Anne R. ; Jackman, Charles H.
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
The UARS satellite has been operating for six years and has gathered an unprecedented amount of data on the stratosphere. The most significant findings from UARS are associated with the mapping of the polar ozone depletions and the observations of the long term trends in chlorine gases in the stratosphere
Keywords :
air pollution measurement; artificial satellites; atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; mesosphere; ozone; remote sensing; reviews; stratosphere; troposphere; AD 1991 to 1997; O3; UARS; UV; Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite; air pollution; artificial satellite; chemical composition; long term trend; measurement technique; mesosphere; middle atmosphere; polar ozone depletion; remote sensing; solar radiation; stratosphere; sunlight; troposphere; Aircraft; Atmospheric measurements; Chemicals; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gases; Instruments; NASA; Nitrogen; Satellites; Terrestrial atmosphere;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615937
