TY  - JOUR
AU  - Riese, M.
AU  - Oelhaf, H.
AU  - Preusse, P.
AU  - Blank, J.
AU  - Ern, M.
AU  - Friedl-Vallon, F.
AU  - Fischer, H.
AU  - Guggenmoser, T.
AU  - Höpfner, M.
AU  - Hoor, P.
AU  - Kaufmann, M.
AU  - Orphal, J.
AU  - Plöger, F.
AU  - Spang, R.
AU  - Suminska-Ebersoldt, O.
AU  - Ungermann, J.
AU  - Vogel, B.
AU  - Woiwode, W.
TI  - Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere (GLORIA) scientific objectives
JO  - Atmospheric measurement techniques
VL  - 7
IS  - 7
SN  - 1867-8548
CY  - Katlenburg-Lindau
PB  - Copernicus
M1  - FZJ-2014-04686
SP  - 1915 - 1928
PY  - 2014
AB  - The upper troposphere/lower stratosphere (UTLS) represents an important part of the climate system. Even small changes in the composition and dynamic structure of this region have significant radiative effects. Quantifying the underlying physical and chemical processes therefore represents a crucial task. Currently, there is a lack of UTLS observations with sufficient three-dimensional resolution. The Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere (GLORIA) aircraft instrument addresses this observational lack by providing observations of numerous trace constituents as well as temperature and cloud structures with an unprecedented combination of vertical resolution (up to 300 m) and horizontal resolution (about 30 km × 30 km). As a result, important scientific questions concerning stratosphere–troposphere exchange, the occurrence of subvisible cirrus clouds in the lowermost stratosphere (LMS), polar chemistry, and gravity wave processes can be addressed, as reviewed in this paper.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000339937200001
DO  - DOI:10.5194/amt-7-1915-2014
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/155628
ER  -