MOPITT
MOPITT ( Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere ) is a scientific instrument that aboard the Terra satellite of NASA was launched in the 1999th The instrument measures the occurrence of carbon monoxide at different altitudes in the lower atmosphere using gas correlation spectroscopy . The instrument was funded by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) .
technology
The MOPITT system is an instrument aligned vertically to the earth, which measures infrared radiation at 4.7 μm and 2.3 μm wavelength. It uses correlation spectroscopy to calculate the carbon monoxide deposits in the lower atmosphere.
Publications
- Drummond JR, Mand GS: The measurements of pollution in the troposphere (MOPITT) instrument: Overall performance and calibration requirements . Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 1996.
- Bowman KP: Transport of carbon monoxide from the tropics to the extratropics . Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere , 2006.