MLS instrument: Microwave Limb Sounder

Overview

The MLS instrument was launched on the UARS satellite from the Discovery space shuttle on 15th September 1991. MLS measures several atmospheric chemical species (OH, HO2, H2O, O3, HCl, ClO, HOCl, BrO, HNO3, N2O, CO, HCN, CH3CN, volcanic SO2), cloud ice, temperature and geopotential height to improve our understanding of stratospheric ozone chemistry.

Product informations

Two types of data provided:

• 3AT : temporal selection, lastest versions available: V4 (HSO2, UTH) and V5. From 1991-09-19 to 1999-07-28, according to the component.
• correlatives data: geopotential, meridional and zonal wnid, humidity, temperature.
  lastest versions provided: V2 (geopotential, temperature) and V1 (others) from 1991-09-12 to 1993-12-31.

Further information

 

Data available from Ether

Two types of data available: gridded geophysical data and correlatives data.

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