With a primary focus on atmospheric ozone chemistry, ACE-FTS measures profiles of ozone and ozone related substances (e.g., CFCs, HCFCs, NO y ), but also measures greenhouse gases (e.g., CO 2 , CH 4 , N 2 O), biomass burning species (e.g., CO, C 2 H 6 , HCN), isotopologues of multiple species (e.g., H 2 O, CO 2 , O 3 ), and so much more! This talk will discuss the ACE-FTS instrumentation and retrieval algorithm and will highlight two of the recent discoveries that were made using ACE-FTS observations—the confirmation of an upper atmospheric N2O source and global enhancements of HCN due to Indonesian biomass burning.
17 years of monitoring the atmosphere with the ACE-FTS satellite instrument
Launched in 2003 for a 2-year mission, the ACE-FTS (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment – Fourier Transform Spectrometer) instrument on the Canadian SciSat satellite has been observing the Earth’s atmosphere for the past 17 years and is still going strong.