Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2129-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2129-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
Research article
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24 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 24 Apr 2023

Stratospheric temperature measurements from nanosatellite stellar occultation observations of refractive bending

Dana L. McGuffin, Philip J. Cameron-Smith, Matthew A. Horsley, Brian J. Bauman, Wim De Vries, Denis Healy, Alex Pertica, Chris Shaffer, and Lance M. Simms

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This work demonstrates the viability of a remote sensing technique using nanosatellites to measure stratospheric temperature. This measurement technique can probe the stratosphere and mesosphere at a fine vertical scale around the globe unlike other high-altitude measurement techniques, which would provide an opportunity to observe atmospheric gravity waves and turbulence. We analyze observations from two satellite platforms to provide a proof of concept and characterize measurement uncertainty.
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