Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation

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Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation is a satellite-borne instrument on SCISAT-1 that uses solar occultation techniques to measure atmospheric aerosol extinction profiles in both the stratosphere and troposphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf atmospheric sounding instrument
remote sensing instrument
satellite instrument
application aerosol distribution monitoring
atmospheric composition studies
climate research
dataType vertical profiles of aerosol extinction
dataUsage trend analysis of stratospheric aerosols
validation of climate models
environment space-based
hostedOn SCISAT-1
measures aerosol extinction
aerosol extinction profiles
mission SCISAT-1
surface form: SCISAT mission
observationGeometry limb viewing
observes Earth’s atmosphere
surface form: Earth atmosphere
operatesIn stratosphere
troposphere
platform SCISAT-1
primaryQuantity aerosol optical extinction coefficient
retrievalMethod occultation retrieval algorithms
sensingDomain atmospheric aerosols
atmospheric optics
usesTechnique solar occultation

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SCISAT-1 instrumentFullName Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation
MAESTRO acronymFor Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation
this entity surface form: Measurement of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation
SPICAV SOIRFullName Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation
this entity surface form: Solar Occultation in the Infrared