SATELLITE REMOTE-SENSING OF TROPOSPHERIC CO AND CH4 - FORWARD MODEL STUDIES OF THE MOPITT INSTRUMENT

被引:59
作者
PAN, LW [1 ]
EDWARDS, DP [1 ]
GILLE, JC [1 ]
SMITH, MW [1 ]
DRUMMOND, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL CTR ATMOSPHER RES,BOULDER,CO 80307
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 30期
关键词
CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED REMOTE SENSING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.006976
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument is designed to measure tropospheric CO and CH4 from a spaceborne platform by the use of infrared gas correlation radiometers. We describe the forward model that is used as the basis for the retrieval algorithm. We present the techniques used to model the instrument and describe the radiative transfer involved in the measurement process. Calculations have been performed to assess the sensitivity of the measured radiance to changes in the target-gas concentration profiles, changes in the concentration of contaminating constituents, and to variations in the parameters that describe reflection and emission of radiation at the Earth's surface. (C) Optical Society of America
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页码:6976 / 6988
页数:13
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