Design of a MIPAS Instrument for high-altitude aircraft
Conference
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OSTI ID:390830
- Universitae Karlsruhe (Germany); and others
A new MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding) is being designed for remote sensing of atmospheric trace constituents from high-altitude aircraft. The main goal is the measurement of cross sections of stratospheric species relevant to ozone research, such as ClONO{sub 2}, N{sub 2}O{sub 5}, NO, NO{sub 2} and HNO{sub 3}. The instrument measures the mid-infrared thermal emission of the atmosphere by limb- and upward sounding. From the spectra the two-dimensional distribution of the trace species along the flight trajectory can be derived. The instrument development is based on the approved balloon-borne MIPAS-B2 and aircraft MIPAS-FT systems. The system will be located in unpressurized compartments and thus operate under ambient temperature and pressure conditions. Major design constraints are the low mass-budget (max. 200 kg) and the automated operation without personnel intervention. The paper presents the concept and current status of the instrument development. 6 refs., 7 figs., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 390830
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960613--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIRCRAFT
BALLOONS
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
INFRARED SPECTROMETERS
INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY
MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER
NITROGEN OXIDES
OZONE
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SPECIFICATIONS
STRATOSPHERE
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIRCRAFT
BALLOONS
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
INFRARED SPECTROMETERS
INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY
MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER
NITROGEN OXIDES
OZONE
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SPECIFICATIONS
STRATOSPHERE