Title :
Stratospheric ozone and ClO measurement using Balloon-Borne submillimeter limb sounder
Author :
Ochiai, Satoshi ; Tsujimaru, Sho ; Irimajiri, Yoshihisa ; Manabe, Takeshi ; Murata, Isao
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Stratospheric O3 and ClO were simultaneously observed off the northeastern coast of Japan by the Balloon-Borne Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder (BSMILES) developed at National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. BSMILES is a highly sensitive submillimeter radiometer that exploits the superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) technology for atmospheric research. This paper presents the first BSMILES spectra, and describes the details of the calibration process. The vertical profiles of O3 and ClO have been also retrieved. In spite of some calibration uncertainties the obtained profiles are in relatively good agreement with previous and other available measurements.
Keywords :
atmospheric composition; atmospheric techniques; balloons; chlorine compounds; microwave measurement; ozone; radiometry; remote sensing; semiconductor-insulator-semiconductor devices; stratosphere; BSMILES spectra; ClO; Japan northeastern coast; National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; O3; atmospheric profile retrieval; atmospheric research; balloon-borne submillimeter limb sounder; calibration process; microwave spectroscopy; stratospheric ClO measurement; stratospheric chemistry; stratospheric ozone measurement; submillimeter radiometer; superconducting receiver; superconductor-insulator-superconductor technology; Atmospheric measurements; Calibration; Chemistry; Communications technology; Satellite broadcasting; Submillimeter wave communication; Submillimeter wave measurements; Submillimeter wave technology; Superconducting devices; Superconducting microwave devices; Balloon-borne observation; limb sounder; microwave spectroscopy; retrieval of atmospheric profile; stratospheric chemistry; submillimeter wave; superconducting receiver;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.2005.845638
