Synopses & Reviews
This is an expanded and updated second edition of the book SCIAMACHY, Monitoring the Changing Earth's Atmosphere; Published by DLR, 2006.
SCIAMACHY -SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CartograpHY- is a passive remote sensing spectrometer observing backscattered, reflected, transmitted or emitted radiation from the atmosphere and Earth's surface, in the wavelength range between 240 and 2380 nm. The instrument flies on board ENVISAT which was launched on 1 March 2002.
The primary scientific objective of SCIAMACHY is the global measurement of various trace gases in the troposphere and stratosphere, which are retrieved from the solar irradiance and Earth radiance spectra. The large wavelength is also ideally suited for the determination of aerosols and clouds. Validation of SCIAMACHY is essential to ensure the quality of these derived products.
In summer 2006 the book describing the first very successful years of the SCIAMACHY mission had been published. Meanwhile it has been distributed in the atmospheric science user community, among management bodies and the public. The book was a common effort of many authors with DLR, ESA and NIVR providing funding for production and printing. More details on authorship, printing and publishing can be found in the imprint which is part of the editorial, table of content, forward chapter.
Synopsis
Based on the readings of SCIAMACHY -- a passive remote sensing spectrometer observing backscattered, reflected, transmitted or emitted radiation from the atmosphere and Earth's surface -- this volume presents a global measurement of various trace gases in the troposphere and stratosphere.
Synopsis
SCIAMACHY, the SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY, is a passive sensor for exploring the Earth's atmosphere. It is part of the payload of the European Earth Observation mission ENVISAT, launched on 1 March 2002. SCIAMACHY observes absorption spectra of molecules from the UV (214 nm) to the short-wave infrared wavelength range
Table of Contents
Foreword 1. SCIAMACHY - The Need for Atmospheric Research from Space J.P. Burrows, A. Goede, C. Muller and H. Bovensmann 2. ENVISAT - SCIAMACHY's Host M. Gottwald, F.-J. Diekmann and T. Fehr 3. The Instrument M. Gottwald, R. Hoogeveen, C. Chlebek, H. Bovensmann, J. Carpay, G. Lichtenberg, E. Krieg, P. Lutzow-Wentzky and T. Watts 4. Instrument Operations M. Gottwald, A. Moore, S. Noël, E. Krieg, R. Mager and H. Kröger 5. Calibration and Monitoring R. Snel, G. Lichtenberg, S. Noël, M. Krijger, S. Slijkhuis and K. Bramstedt 6. SCIAMACHY In-Orbit Operations and Performance M. Gottwald, K. Bramstedt, R. Snel, M. Krijger, G. Lichtenberg, S. Slijkhuis, C. von Savigny, S. Noël, E. Krieg 7. From Radiation Fields to Atmospheric Concentrations - Retrieval of Geophysical Parameters H. Bovensmann, A. Doicu, P. Stammes, M. van Roozendael, C. von Savigny, M. Penning de Vries, S. Beirle, T. Wagner, K. Chance, M. Buchwitz, A. Kokhanovsky, A. Richter, A. Rozanov and V.V. Rozanov 8. Data Processing and Products G. Lichtenberg, K.-U. Eichmann, C. Lerot, R. Snel, S. Slijkhuis, S. Noël, R. van Hees, B. Aberle, K. Kretschel, M. Meringer, D. Scherbakov, H. Weber and A. von Bargen 9. Validation J.-C. Lambert, A. Piters, A. Richter, S. Mieruch, H. Bovensmann, M. Buchwitz and A. Friker 10. SCIAMACHY's View of the Changing Earth's Environment H. Bovensmann, I. Aben, M. van Roozendael, S. Kühl, M. Gottwald, C. von Savigny, M. Buchwitz, A. Richter, C. Frankenberg, P. Stammes, M. de Graaf, F. Wittrock, M. Sinnhuber, B.-M. Sinnhuber, A. Schönhardt, S. Beirle, A. Bracher, A. Rozanov, M. Weber, J.P. Burrows Index