Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder

Lopez-Puertas, M., G. Zaragoza, M. A. Lopez-Valverde, and F. W. Taylor, Nonlocal Thermodynamic Equilibrium (LTE) Atmospheric Limb Emission at 4.6 pm. 2. An Analysis of the Daytime Wideband Radiances As Measured by UARS Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 8515-8530 (1998b). 

ISAMS Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder ST, ME CO2.HACO.NA CH, NO, NO2, N A, HNOj, Oj UARS (1991-1992)... 

Starting with the selective chopper radiometers (SCR) on Nimbus 4 and 5, the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford developed a series of instruments observing infrared emission from the atmosphere. A pressure modulated instrument flew on Nimbus 6 and the Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder (SAMS) flew on Nimbus 7 (Table 1). SAMS measured in limb viewing geometry the gases C02, H20, CO, N20, CR, and NO in the stratosphere and mesosphere. An improved version of ISAMS flew aboard the UARS and added channels for N02, N205, HN03, 03, and H20 (e.g. Barnet et al., 1992) (Table 1). 

Barnett, J.J., P.E. Morris, T.J. Nightingale, C.W.P. Palmer, G.D. Peskett, C.D. Rodgers, F.W. Taylor, P. Venters, R.J. Wells, J.G. Whitney, J. Ballard and J. Knight (1992) The Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation and Engineering Proceedings 1715 527. 

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