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@INPROCEEDINGS{Gemba:1030638,
author = {Gemba, Gregor and Kaufmann, Martin and Ungermann, Jörn and
Miebach, Marco and Gauss, Martin and Augspurger, Tobias and
Neubert, Tom and Fröhlich, Denis and Preusse, Peter and
Riese, Martin},
title = {{INSPIRE} {S}at-3 {A}tmo{LITE} - measuring gravity waves
from a{M}icrosat},
reportid = {FZJ-2024-05371},
year = {2024},
abstract = {Atmospheric dynamics are composed largely of atmospheric
circulations of different scales. Onesuch circulation is the
mesospheric pole-to-pole circulation, which gives rise to
the intriguing phe-nomenon whereby the polar summer
mesosphere, despite receiving 24 hours of sunlight, is
thecoldest region in the atmosphere. These circulations are
governed by atmospheric waves, whichagain come in various
shapes and sizes. The pole-to-pole circulation of the upper
mesosphere inparticular is driven by so-called gravity
waves. Gravity waves are buoyancy waves where gravityserves
as the restoring force. These waves carry energy and
momentum from the lower atmosphereinto the mesosphere and
lower thermosphere. As gravity waves travel vertically with
wavelengths onthe scale of kilometers, they can be well
measured by a satellite with a limb looking configuration.In
recognition of the significance of accurately measuring
these atmospheric dynamics, researchershave developed
advanced instrumentation to capture the intricate details of
these phenomena. Thisbrings us to a significant joint
initiative aimed at enhancing our understanding of the upper
meso-sphere. A collaborative effort between the J ̈ulich
Research Center and the University of Wuppertalin Germany
led to the development of such a limb sounding instrument.
The instrument’s primaryobjective is to provide vertical
temperature profiles with a fine vertical sampling of 1.5
km. Theseprecise measurements enable the effective capture
and analysis of small to medium-scale gravitywaves in
heights of about 90-140km, which is crucial for
understanding the energy and momentumtransfer in the
atmosphere. The measurement principle is based on spectral
information whichis captured by an imaging Spatial
Heterodyne Interferometer. This is essentially a Michelson
in-terferometer with the two mirrors exchanged with blazed
gratings in Littrow configuration. Thespectrum is extracted
from the interferogram which is superimposing the image on
the detector.To specifically observe the oxygen A-band
emissions, a bandpass filter of 6 nm centered around763 nm
is used. The Oxygen A-band was chosen as it peaks around 90
km and from its relativespectral band shape, the temperature
can be directly derived. The instrument is scheduled to
belaunched on the International Satellite Program in
Research and Education (INSPIRE) Sat-3 mis-sion, led by the
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology. The
objective of the mission istwofold: to acquire expertise for
all participating scientists and to validate the onboard
instrumentsin orbit. Furthermore, the mission aims to
integrate into the INSPIRE constellation, providing
aconstellation of Earth and space weather-monitoring
satellites. The expected outcomes include en-hanced models
of atmospheric dynamics and will facilitate more accurate
space weather and climatepredictions.},
month = {Sep},
date = {2024-09-02},
organization = {17th Pico- and Nano-Satellite
Workshop, Berlin (Germany), 2 Sep 2024
- 2 Sep 2024},
cin = {ICE-4 / ZEA-1 / ZEA-2},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)ICE-4-20101013 / I:(DE-Juel1)ZEA-1-20090406 /
I:(DE-Juel1)ZEA-2-20090406},
pnm = {2A3 - Remote Sensing (CARF - CCA) (POF4-2A3) / 2112 -
Climate Feedbacks (POF4-211)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2A3 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2112},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)1},
doi = {10.34734/FZJ-2024-05371},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1030638},
}