Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement
The Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III instrument measures the vertical distribution of atmospheric ozone, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide, and aerosol extinction. The instrument was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). POAM III was launched aboard the French SPOT-4 satellite in March 1998 into a Sun synchronous polar orbit.
Disciplines: Aerosols
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POAM2_VER6_1
Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement II Version 6 |
Aerosols |
Spatial Coverage: (S: -88.12, N: 71.02), (W: -180, E: 180) |
Temporal Coverage: 1993-10-15 - 1996-11-13 |
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POAM3_1
Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement III |
Aerosols |
Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180) Longitude Resolution: 25.4 degree Latitude Resolution: .1 degree |
Temporal Coverage: 1998-04-22 - 2005-12-05 Temporal Resolution: 101 minutes |
POAM Mission Publications
Alfred J, Fromm M, Bevilacqua R, Nedoluha G, Strawa A, Poole L, Wickert J (2007). Observations and analysis of polar stratospheric clouds detected by POAM III and SAGE III during the SOLVE II/VINTERSOL campaign in the 2002/2003 Northren Hemisphere winter. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7 (9), 2151. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-2151-2007
Randall CE, Siskind DE, Bevilacqua RM (2001). Stratospheric NOx enhancements in the southern hemisphere vortex in winter/spring of 2000. Geophysical Research Letters, 28 (12), 2385. https://doi.org/10.1029/2000GL012746, 2001
Randall CE, Bevilacqua RM, Lumpe JD, Hoppel KW, Rusch DW, Shettle EP (2000). Comparison of Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) II and Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) II aerosol measurements from 1994 to 1996. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105 (D3), 3929. https://doi.org/10.1029/2000JD900239