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Highlights of Atmospheric Science from ESA Satellites

http://www.leos.le.ac.uk/home/. Highlights of Atmospheric Science from ESA Satellites. J.J. Remedios EOS-SRC, Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, U.K. With acknowledgements to a large no. of contributors!. Atmospheric Instruments. ERS-1/2 GOME ATSR-1/2 MWR ENVISAT MIPAS

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Highlights of Atmospheric Science from ESA Satellites

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  1. http://www.leos.le.ac.uk/home/ Highlights of Atmospheric Science from ESA Satellites J.J. Remedios EOS-SRC, Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, U.K. With acknowledgements to a large no. of contributors! Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  2. Atmospheric Instruments • ERS-1/2 • GOME • ATSR-1/2 • MWR • ENVISAT • MIPAS • SCIAMACHY • GOMOS • AATSR • MERIS • MWR • OTHER [NON-ESA] MISSIONS • MOPITT on EOS-TERRA • MLS ON EOS-AURA Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  3. NEW SPECIES PAN, formic acid: Leicester OCS, SO2: Oxford 450 pptv PAN, 1.2 ppbv formic acid in China outflow Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  4. The Near-Surface atmosphere Climate gases Pollutants - Air Quality Emission sources – climate and air quality Aerosols Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  5. CLIMATE GASES SCIAMACHY CO2: Leicester SCIAMACHY CH4: Heidelburg, KNMI Science paper CO2 columns with column errors < 3% Images courtesy of MOPITT team Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  6. POLLUTANTS SCIAMACHY tropospheric NO2 columns: Heidelburg MOPITT day-night “surface” CO concentrations: Leicester Images courtesy of MOPITT team Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  7. LONDON AIR QUALITY PROMOTE SYSTEM: Regional backgrounds from assimilation of satellite data Integrated into very high spatial resolution air quality forecasts (CERC) www.cerc.co.uk/yourair Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  8. AATSR – AERONET Aerosol Optical Depth (Venice 1/9/2004) AEROSOLS (A)ATSR Visible Aerosol: Oxford/RAL AATSR infra-red Saharan dust: Leicester Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  9. The Upper Troposphere Cirrus clouds, Ozone Transport into the stratosphere Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  10. Clouds(Cirrus) Cloud top heights from MIPAS: Leicester Microphysics: Oxford Clouds from AATSR: RAL False colour Cloud Optical depth Cloud top pressure Effective radius Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  11. Upper tropospheric gases MLS CO at 146 mb: Edinburgh MIPAS O3 at 146 mb: Leicester Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  12. Age of Airfrom MIPAS SF6 Zonal Mean August 2003 Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  13. OZONE DEPLETION: THE POLAR LOWER STRATOSPHERE Anomalous Antarctic ozone hole of 2002 Polar stratospheric cloud types Denitrification Chlorine processing Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  14. MIPAS 02/12/2002 NAT, 2nd week, December 2002 Vintersol Polar Campaign 2002/3 G. Braathen, NILU MIPAS 03/01/2003 MODEL DENITRIFICATION (LOSS OF HNO3): 03/01/2003 Leeds, Leicester Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  15. ANOMALOUS OZONE HOLE OF 2002 MIPAS MODEL Feng et al., JAS (2005) Leeds, Leicester, BAS, IMK Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  16. Active and reservoir species in the Antarctic polar vortex MLS observations: Edinburgh, JPL Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  17. Summary • Science highlights in key areas: • Carbon cycle and climate gases • Air quality • Tropospheric composition and climate • Stratospheric ozone depletion • Power of space missions demonstrated in atmospheric science but much remains to be done. • Close working with field campaigns and models – integrated Earth System Science • New species, higher spatial resolution • Challenges to come: • bridging the temporal gap • Maximum information for the near-surface atmosphere • Integrated nadir and limb observations Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

  18. Acknowledgements • Leicester University • British Antarctic Survey • Cambridge University • Cambridge Environment Research Consultants (CERC) • Edinburgh University • Leeds University • Reading University • Rutherford Appleton Laboratory • The Met. Office Acknowledgments to NERC, ESA, EC and Defra for funding. Contrails, Burton-on-Trent, Dave Moore, Weather, Feb 2005 Dr. J.J. Remedios, EOEP review, 27/6/2005

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