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AN: A21C-0973    [PDF]
TI: Calibration of the EOS Microwave Limb Sounder on the Aura Spacecraft
AU: * Jarnot, R F
EM: Robert.F.Jarnot@jpl.nasa.gov
AF: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 183-701, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 United States
AB: The Microwave Limb Sounder experiment on the Aura Spacecraft (EOS MLS) is a direct descendant of the MLS experiment on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS MLS), with greater spectral coverage and increased measurement precision and bandwidth. Comprehensive pre-launch Radiometric, Spectral and Field-of-View calibrations were performed on the instrument prior to delivery. Experience gained with UARS MLS was used to improve calibration accuracy in all categories. Calibration results from EOS MLS will be presented, with descriptions of the enhancements applied to the techniques used on the earlier instrument.
UR: http://mls.jpl.nasa.gov/joe/eos_mls.html
DE: 0340 Middle atmosphere--composition and chemistry
DE: 0394 Instruments and techniques
SC: Atmospheric Sciences [A]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting