Species Detectable by MIPAS


nh3 Profiles and Spectrum

Modified: 13-FEB-02 VP


The plot below shows five standard nh3 profiles, up to 50km.

nh3 profiles

This next plot shows simulated limb emission spectra for nh3, at three different tangent heights. The black spectrum is for a tangent height of 10km, the green for 20km, and the blue for 30km. The dotted red lines represent the noise levels in each of the five MIPAS bands.

nh3limb emission spectra


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