The Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III instrument and early validation results

Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III, a follow‐on to the successful POAM II, is a spaceborne experiment designed to measure the vertical profiles of ozone, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide, and aerosol extinction in the polar stratosphere and upper troposphere with a vertical resolution of 1–...

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Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research, Washington, DC Washington, DC, 1999-08, Vol.104 (D15), p.18785-18799
Main Authors: Lucke, R. L., Korwan, D. R., Bevilacqua, R. M., Hornstein, J. S., Shettle, E. P., Chen, D. T., Daehler, M., Lumpe, J. D., Fromm, M. D., Debrestian, D., Neff, B., Squire, M., König‐Langlo, G., Davies, J.
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Language:English
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Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Instrumentation for aeronomy and magnetospheric studies
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Summary:Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III, a follow‐on to the successful POAM II, is a spaceborne experiment designed to measure the vertical profiles of ozone, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide, and aerosol extinction in the polar stratosphere and upper troposphere with a vertical resolution of 1–2 km. Measurements are made by the solar occultation technique. POAM III, now in polar orbit aboard the SPOT 4 satellite, is providing data on north‐ and south‐polar ozone phenomena, including the south‐polar ozone hole, and on the spatial and temporal variability of stratospheric aerosols, polar stratospheric clouds, and polar mesospheric clouds. Differences between the POAM III and POAM II instruments are described. First validations of POAM III data products by comparison with Halogen Occultation Experiment and ozonesonde data are presented.
ISSN:0148-0227
2156-2202
DOI:10.1029/1999JD900235