Early IMK/IAA MIPAS/ENVISAT results

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Tsidu, Gizaw

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Author list: Stiller GP, Clarmann TV, Chineke TC, Fischer H, Funke B, Gil-Lopez S, Glatthor N, Grabowski U, Hopfner M, Kellmann S, Kiefer M, Linden A, Lopez-Puertas M, Tsidu GM, Milz M, Steck T

Publisher: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers

Place: BELLINGHAM

Publication year: 2003

Journal: Proceedings of SPIE (0277-786X)

Journal acronym: P SOC PHOTO-OPT INS

Volume number: 4882

Start page: 184

End page: 193

Number of pages: 10

ISBN: 0-8194-4664-5

ISSN: 0277-786X

eISSN: 1996-756X

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

On March 1, 2002 the space-borne limb viewing mid-infrared high-resolution Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) has been brought on board the ENVISAT satellite into a polar sun-synchroneous orbit. Although the level-1 testing and validation phase has not been finished, ESA has made available datasets of 4 early orbits to several groups involved in MIPAS calibration/validation; the groups have been given the opportunity for functionality tests of their analysis codes. We here present some example results of the IMK/IAA MIPAS level-2 processor the concept of which is presented in a companion paper. Temperatures retrieved along the orbits are compared to ECMWF data. Processing parameters as chosen in pre-launch studies, such as cloud identification thresholds, microwindow selection, or instrument characteristics, are discussed. Preliminary retrievals for various atmospheric conditions are shown.

Keywords

atmospheric observation, calibration/validation, ENVISAT, MIPAS

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