SCIAMACHY - Exploring the Changing Earth's Atmosphere

SCIAMACHY, the SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHar­tographY, is a passive sensor for exploring the Earth's atmosphere. It is part of the payload of the European Earth Observation mission ENVISAT, launched on 1 March 2002. SCIAMACHY observes absorption spectra of molecu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Gottwald, Manfred (Editor ), Bovensmann, Heinrich (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Temas:
Atmospheric science.
Climatology.
Astronomy.
Atmospheric Science.
Climate Sciences.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • 1. SCIAMACHY - The Need for Atmospheric Research from Space
  • 2. ENVISAT - SCIAMACHY's Host
  • 3. The Instrument
  • 4. Instrument Operations
  • 5. Calibration and Monitoring
  • 6. SCIAMACHY In-Orbit Operations and Performance
  • 7. From Radiation Fields to Atmospheric Concentrations - Retrieval of Geophysical Parameters
  • 8. Data Processing and Products
  • 9. Validation
  • 10. SCIAMACHY's View of the Changing Earth's Environment
  • Index.

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