Greenhouse gas measurements over a 144 km open path in the Canary Islands

A new technique for the satellite remote sensing of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere via the absorption of short-wave infrared laser signals transmitted between counter-rotating satellites in low Earth orbit has recently been proposed; this would enable the acquisition of a long-term, stable, glob...

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Main Authors: J. S. A. Brooke, P. F. Bernath, G. Kirchengast, C. B. Thomas, J.-G. Wang, K. A. Tereszchuk, G. González Abad, R. J. Hargreaves, C. A. Beale, J. J. Harrison, S. Schweitzer, V. Proschek, P. A. Martin, V. L. Kasyutich, C. Gerbig, O. Kolle, A. Loescher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/5/2309/2012/amt-5-2309-2012.pdf