Microwave Limb Sounder
Welcome
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
- Diallo, M., M. Riese, T. Birner, P. Konopka, R. Müller, M. Hegglin, M. Santee, M. Baldwin, B. Legras, and F. Ploeger, "Response of stratospheric water vapor and ozone to the unusual timing of El Niño and the QBO disruption in 2015–2016," Atmos. Chem. Phys. 18, 17, 13055-13073, doi:10.5194/acp-18-13055-2018, 2018. reprint
- Luo, J., L. Pan, S. Honomichl, J. Bergman, W. Randel, G. Francis, C. Clerbaux, M. George, X. Liu, and W. Tian, "Space–time variability in UTLS chemical distribution in the Asian summer monsoon viewed by limb and nadir satellite sensors," Atmos. Chem. Phys. 18, 16, 12511-12530, doi:10.5194/acp-18-12511-2018, 2018. reprint
- Hassler, B., S. Kremser, G. Bodeker, J. Lewis, K. Nesbit, S. Davis, M. Chipperfield, S. Dhomse, and M. Dameris, "An updated version of a gap-free monthly mean zonal mean ozone database," Earth System Science Data 10, 3, 1473-1490, doi:10.5194/essd-10-1473-2018, 2018. reprint
- Harvey, V.L., C. Randall, L. Goncharenko, E. Becker, and J. France, "On the upward extension of the polar vortices into the mesosphere," Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:10.1029/2018jd028815, in press.
- Pitts, M., L. Poole, and R. Gonzalez, "Polar stratospheric cloud climatology based on CALIPSO spaceborne lidar measurements from 2006 to 2017," Atmos. Chem. Phys. 18, 15, 10881-10913, doi:10.5194/acp-18-10881-2018, 2018. reprint
MLS FTP Server Shutdown
On June 29, 2018, the MLS FTP server at ftp://mls.jpl.nasa.gov has been permanently shut down. All MLS-related data files are now offered over HTTPS. Please see the relevant section of the MLS website for information on where to find any data you are interested in.
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