| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777572 | Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics | 2009 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
The Solar Occultation For Ice Experiment (SOFIE) was launched onboard the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite on 25 April 2007, and began science observations on 14 May 2007. SOFIE conducts solar occultation measurements in 16 spectral bands that are used to retrieve vertical profiles of temperature, O3, H2O, CO2, CH4, NO, and polar mesospheric cloud (PMC) extinction at wavelengths from 0.330 to 5.006 μm. SOFIE performs 15 sunset measurements at latitudes from 65° to 85°S and 15 sunrise measurements from 65° to 85°N each day. This work describes the SOFIE instrument, measurement approach, and retrieval results for the northern summer of 2007.
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Authors
Larry L. Gordley, Mark E. Hervig, Chad Fish, James M. Russell III, Scott Bailey, James Cook, Scott Hansen, Andrew Shumway, Greg Paxton, Lance Deaver, Tom Marshall, John Burton, Brian Magill, Chris Brown, Earl Thompson, John Kemp,