Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The contribution of atmospheric aerosols to the Earth's energy budget is an important and relatively uncertain component of the Earth system, with correspondingly large uncertainties implied for climate models. Comprehensive observations of the vertical profile of aerosol extinction are needed to accurately characterize these particles (e.g. composition, size, spatial and temporal distribution) to properly account for their climate impacts and constrain models. Satellite limb scattering measurements provide superior results for observations of stratospheric aerosols compared to occultation measurements. We are developing a compact instrument called Multi-Angle Stratospheric Aerosol Radiometer (MASTAR) that simplifies the current OMPS Limb Profiler design to fit into a 3U Cubesat configuration, and also provides important supplemental information through the use of multiple simultaneous viewing directions.
Keywords:
Geosciences (General)
Type:
GSFC-E-DAA-TN65934
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IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (ISSN 2153-6996) (e-ISSN 2153-7003); 18261431|IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium; Jul 22, 2018 - Jul 27, 2018; Valencia; Spain
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