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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Latest Publications
- Khosrawi, F., R. Müller, J. Urban, M.H. Proffitt, G. Stiller, M. Kiefer, S. Lossow, D. Kinnison, F. Olschewski, M. Riese, and D. Murtagh, "Assessment of the interannual variability and influence of the QBO and upwelling on tracer–tracer distributions of N2O and O3 in the tropical lower stratosphere," Atmos. Chem. Phys. 13, 3619-3641, doi:10.5194/acp-13-3619-2013, 2013. reprint
- Kenea, S.T., G.M. Tsidu, T. Blumenstock, F. Hase, T. von Clarmann, and G.P. Stiller, "Retrieval and satellite intercomparison of O3 measurements from ground-based FTIR Spectrometer at Equatorial Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia," Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 6, 2, 495-509, 10.5194/amt-6-495-2013, 2013. reprint
- Bak, J., J.H. Kim, X. Liu, K. Chance, and J. Kim, "Evaluation of ozone profile and tropospheric ozone retrievals from GEMS and OMI spectra," Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 6, 2, 239-249, 10.5194/amt-6-239-2013, 2013. reprint
- Jin, J.J., N.J. Livesey, G.L. Manney, J.H. Jiang, M.J. Schwartz, and W.H. Daffer, "Chemical discontinuity at the extratropical tropopause and isentropic stratosphere - troposphere exchange pathways diagnosed using Aura MLS data ," J. Geophys. Res. 118, 10.1002/jgrd.50291, 2013. reprint
- Reid, J.S., E.J. Hyer, R.S. Johnson, B.N. Holben, R.J. Yokelson, J. Zhang, J.R. Campbell, S.A. Christopher, L.D. Girolamo, L. Giglio, R.E. Holz, C. Kearney, J. Miettinen, E.A. Reid, F.J. Turk, J. Wang, P. Xian, G. Zhao, R. Balasubramanian, B.N. Chew, S. Janjai, N. Lagrosas, P. Lestari, N.H. Lin, M. Mahmud, A.X. Nguyen, B. Norris, N.T.K. Oanh, M. Oo, S.V. Salinas, E.J. Welton, and S.C. Liew, "Observing and understanding the Southeast Asian aerosol system by remote sensing: An initial review and analysis for the Seven Southeast Asian Studies 7SEAS program," Atmos. Res. 122, 403-468, 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.06.005, 2013. reprint
Mobile Website

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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