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Microwave Limb Sounder

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The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) experiments measure naturally-occurring microwave thermal emission from the limb (edge) of Earth's atmosphere to remotely sense vertical profiles of atmospheric gases, temperature, pressure, and cloud ice. The overall objective of these experiments is to provide information that will help improve our understanding of Earth's atmosphere and global change.

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BrO HO2 CH3CN O3 H2O OH
HOCl ClO IWC HCl RHi HCN
CO N2O GPH Temperature HNO3 All

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Maps @ 46hPa; SO2 @ 147hPa and CO @ 215hPa

Latest Publications

  1. Livesey, N.J., J.A. Logan, M.L. Santee, J.W. Waters, R.M. Doherty, W.G. Read, L. Froidevaux, and J.H. Jiang, "Interrelated variations of O3, CO and deep convection in the tropical/subtropical upper troposphere observed by the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder MLS during 2004–2011," Atmos. Chem. Phys. 13, 579-598, doi:10.5194/acp-13-579-2013, 2013.   reprint  

  2. Liu, J., J.A. Logan, L.T. Murray, H.C. Pumphrey, M.J. Schwartz, and I.A. Megretskaia, "Transport analysis and source attribution of seasonal and interannual variability of CO in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere," Atmos. Chem. Phys. 13, 129-146, doi:10.5194/acp-13-129-2013, 2013.   reprint  

  3. Schwartz, M.J., W.J. Read, M.L. Santee, N.J. Livesey, L. Froidevaux, A. Lambert, and G.L. Manney, "Convectively Injected Water Vapor in the North American Summer Lowermost Stratosphere," Geophys. Res. Lett., in review.

  4. Hitchcock, P., T.G. Shepherd, and G.L. Manney, "Statistical characterization of Arctic Polar-night Jet Oscillation Events," J. Climate, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00202.1, in press.   reprint  

  5. McLandress, C., J.F. Scinocca, T.G. Shepherd, M.C. Reader, and G.L. Manney, "Dynamical control of the mesosphere by orographic and non-orographic gravity wave drag during the extended northern winters of 2006 and 2009," J. Atmos. Sci., doi:10.1175/JAS-D-12-0297.1, in press.   reprint  

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MLS now has a website that has been optimized for many mobile devices. On this site you can quickly look up information on data products, publications, and even view selected daily plots. Check it out on your iPhone, BlackBerry, or other web-enabled phone today!

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