Early Validation of Vertical Profiles from the ENVISAT Atmospheric

• Main Authors: K. H. Fricke, U. Blum
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Andøya; Arctic; Esrange; Kiruna; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.212.4774; http://envisat.esa.int/pub/ESA_DOC/envisat_val_1202/proceedings/ACV/ground_based/16_AOID222.pdf

The vertical structure of the terrestrial atmosphere is governed by hydrostatic equilibrium, which relates altitude, temperature, and pressure (or density). The mixing ratios derived for the chemically important trace gases depend on a precise knowledge of this basic atmospheric structure. The Bonn...