The instrument FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring), has been selected to compete for the next Earth Explorer 9 mission. The primary goal of the FORUM mission is the characterization of the Outgoing Longwave Radiation in the far-infrared and in the middle infrared regions, from 100 to 1600 cm-1. During the preparatory stage of the proposal, several studies have been performed to address the capability of the proposed instrument to provide information on important climate variables like surface temperature and emissivity, vertical distributions of humidity, Temperature, trace gases, and ice clouds. Here we summarize the results of these sensitivity studies.
Sensitivity of FORUM/EE9 to trace gases, ice clouds and surface properties
Dinelli Bianca Maria;Del Bianco Samuele;Palchetti Luca;Ridolfi Marco;Castelli Elisa;
2018
Abstract
The instrument FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring), has been selected to compete for the next Earth Explorer 9 mission. The primary goal of the FORUM mission is the characterization of the Outgoing Longwave Radiation in the far-infrared and in the middle infrared regions, from 100 to 1600 cm-1. During the preparatory stage of the proposal, several studies have been performed to address the capability of the proposed instrument to provide information on important climate variables like surface temperature and emissivity, vertical distributions of humidity, Temperature, trace gases, and ice clouds. Here we summarize the results of these sensitivity studies.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
