A new generation of super-sensitive submillimeter-wave receivers, employing SIS (Superconductor-Insulator- Superconductor) technology, provides new opportunities for precise remote sensing observation of minor composition in the atmosphere. SMILES performed the observation between October 2009 - April 2010 from the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) in the International Space Station (ISS). SMILES is a collaboration project between NICT and JAXA. The mission objectives of SMILES are: i) Space demonstration of super-sensitive SIS mixer and 4-K mechanical cooler technology ii) Demonstration of super-sensitive global observations of atmospheric composition JEM/SMILES observes the atmospheric composition, such as O3 and its isotopomers, HCl and its isotopomers, ClO, HO2, BrO, HOCl, HOBr, HNO3, CH3CN, H2O, and ice cloud with a precision of a few to several tens of percent. The altitude region of observation is from the upper troposphere to the mesopause. I will present the current status of the SMILES observation.

Diese Veranstaltung ist Teil der Reihe Atmosphärische Spurenstoffe und Fernerkundung

Referent/in
Dr. Yasuko Kasai

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Veranstalter
Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung - Atmosphärische Umweltforschung (IMK-IFU)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Kreuzeckbahnstraße 19
82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
E-Mail: hape schmid ∂does-not-exist.imk kit edu

Zielgruppe
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeitende