ARTS+ - A toolbox for microwave atmospheric radiative transfer in solar system planetsShow others and affiliations
2013 (Swedish)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
Microwave and (sub)millimetre-wave frequencies have long been of interest for remote sensing of the Earth and space objects. They suffer less from interference by small particles (dust, clouds), hence penetrate deeper into atmospheres revealing their deeper structures hidden to shorter wavelengths, and possess characteristic line absorption features of many gaseous species, which are of interest for the understanding of atmospheric chemistry and dynamics.Models simulating radiative transfer and wave propagation (RT/WP) have been developed by many institutions. Most of them are designed for a particular, narrow region of the electromagnetic spectrum, certain instrument types or missions, and specific atmospheric conditions. In particular, they are usually set up for a specific planetary body. This high level of specialisation allows for accurate modelling results. However, it also limits the flexibility of those models and comparability between them.For various applications there is a demand on easy and quick calculations of propagation characteristics, like feasibility estimates of missions proposed to space agencies and performance estimates of radiocommunication links between satellites or orbiter and lander.Within an ESA study we have developed a toolbox for microwave RT/WP in planetary atmospheres. The toolbox consists of the RT/WP model and a data package. The RT/WP model is a largely revised and extended version of ARTS, a sophisticated, flexible RT model for Earth atmosphere (3D spherical geometry, diverse absorption models, scattering, polarization, Jacobians). Focus has been on creating a consistent, physics-based model. Several features have been added (radio link and cloud radar modes, zeeman splitting, doppler shifts). A new spectroscopic approach has been implemented considering effects of a range of broadening/pressure-shifting/refracting species, a corresponding spectroscopic line catalogue designed and prepared. At the current state, the data package contains atmospheric and surface data for Earth and the planets Venus, Mars, and Jupiter, but is easily extendable.We will illustrate the capabilities of the toolbox introducing several example cases and presenting results from the toolbox validation.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2013.
Keywords [en]
atmospheric science, radiative transfer
National Category
Aerospace Engineering
Research subject
Space Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-30371Local ID: 427406a5-0f20-4a37-a745-b8b921a49d4bOAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-30371DiVA, id: diva2:1003598
Conference
AOGS - Australia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting : 24/06/2013 - 28/06/2013
Note
Godkänd; 2013; 20130731 (janmen)
2016-09-302016-09-302022-10-12Bibliographically approved