Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy and spaceborne remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere

Kelly Chance

doi:10.1016/j.crhy.2005.07.010

Spectroscopy and planetary atmospheres/Spectroscopie et atmosphères planétaires

Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy and spaceborne remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere

Kelly Chance ¹

¹ Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138, USA

Comptes Rendus. Physique, Molecular spectroscopy and planetary atmospheres, Volume 6 (2005) no. 8, pp. 836-847.

Abstract
Résumé

Current capabilities for ultraviolet and visible spectroscopic measurements of the Earth's stratosphere and troposphere are reviewed. Atmospheric spectral properties are described. The major measurement geometries and types are presented. Instrumental, spectroscopic, and radiative transfer modeling challenges are discussed. Current and planned satellite instruments for this field, with their measurement properties, spectral coverage, and target molecules are presented. Measurement examples include stratospheric and tropospheric NO₂, tropospheric BrO in the polar spring, global tropospheric HCHO, and tropospheric ozone measurements from the nadir geometry. The field is shown to be sufficiently mature that global measurements of atmospheric pollution from space may be undertaken.

Les possibilités actuelles de mesure spectroscopique de la stratosphère et de la troposphère terrestres sont passées en revue avec les caractéristiques spectrales de l'atmosphère. Nous présentons également les principaux types et géométries de mesure et discutons les défis, qu'ils soient instrumentaux, spectroscopiques, ou concernant les modèles de transfert radiatif. Sont également présentés dans cet article les instruments satellitaires actuels et prévus, en détaillant leurs caractéristiques instrumentales, leurs couvertures spectrales et les molécules qui sont leurs cibles. Nous donnons des exemples d'observations au nadir dans les cas du NO₂ stratosphérique et troposphérique, du BrO troposphérique au printemps polaire, du HCHO troposphérique total, et de l'ozone troposphérique. Nous montrons que le domaine est aujourd'hui suffisamment mur pour que des mesures globales de la pollution atmosphériques à partir de l'espace soit possibles.

Published online: 2005-10-01

DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2005.07.010

Keywords: Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Visible spectroscopy, Atmospheric remote sensing, Stratospheric composition, Tropospheric composition, Radiative transfer modeling, Chemistry and transport modeling
Mots-clés : Spectroscopie ultraviolet, Spectroscopie visible, Télédétection atmosphérique, Composition de la stratosphère, Composition de la troposphère, Transfert radiatif, Modélisation du transport et de la chimie

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Kelly Chance ¹

¹ Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138, USA

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Kelly Chance. Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy and spaceborne remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere. Comptes Rendus. Physique, Molecular spectroscopy and planetary atmospheres, Volume 6 (2005) no. 8, pp. 836-847. doi : 10.1016/j.crhy.2005.07.010. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/j.crhy.2005.07.010/

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