SciSat-1 mission overview and status

Christopher D. Boone; Peter F. Bernath

doi:10.1117/12.504530

10 November 2003 SciSat-1 mission overview and status

Proceedings Volume 5151, Earth Observing Systems VIII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504530
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

SciSat-1, otherwise known as the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE), is a satellite mission designed for remote sensing of the Earth’s atmosphere using occultation spectroscopy. It has been developed under the auspices of the Canadian Space Agency and is scheduled for launch in August 2003. The suite of instruments on the satellite consists of a high-resolution (25 cm maximum path difference) Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) operating in the infrared (2.4 to 13.3 microns), a UV/Visible Spectrometer operating between 0.285 and 1.03 microns with a resolution of 1 to 2 nm, and a pair of filtered imagers operating at 1.02 and 0.525 microns. The primary science goal of the ACE mission is to investigate the chemical and dynamical processes that govern ozone distribution in the stratosphere and upper troposphere. To this end, vertical profiles for trace gases, aerosols, temperature and pressure will be deduced from analysis of the solar occultation spectra. In particular, the role of heterogeneous reactions on ozone loss will be investigated, with a focus on the Arctic winter stratosphere.

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Christopher D. Boone and Peter F. Bernath "SciSat-1 mission overview and status", Proc. SPIE 5151, Earth Observing Systems VIII, (10 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504530

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