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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3111-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3111-2019
Research article
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13 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 13 Jun 2019

Validation of Solar Occultation for Ice Experiment (SOFIE) nitric oxide measurements

Mark E. Hervig, Benjamin T. Marshall, Scott M. Bailey, David E. Siskind, James M. Russell III, Charles G. Bardeen, Kaley A. Walker, and Bernd Funke

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The Solar Occultation for Ice Experiment (SOFIE) has measured nitric oxide (NO) from satellite since 2007. The observations are validated through error analysis and comparisons with other satellite observations. Calculated SOFIE NO uncertainties are less than 50 % for altitudes from 40 to 140 km. SOFIE agrees with other measurements to within 50 % for altitudes from roughly 50 to 105 km for spacecraft sunrise and 50 to 140 km for sunsets.
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