Selected science highlights from the first 5 years of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) program Academic Article

abstract

• We present scientific highlights from the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) program obtained during the first 5 years of the program. The UARS measures the chemical composition and meteorological state of the middle and upper atmosphere as well as the solar irradiance. The comprehensive suite of UARS geophysical parameters, their nearglobal coverage, and the multiyear time span have yielded new insights into the processes affecting our atmosphere. In this article we select seven scientific issues, including stratospheric ozone chemistry, the dynamics of the middle and upper atmosphere, and solar irradiance variations, and discuss the significant impact that the UARS observations have had on our understanding of each issue.

authors

• Dessler, Andrew

published proceedings

• REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS

author list (cited authors)

• Dessler, A. E., Burrage, M. D., Grooss, J. U., Holton, J. R., Lean, J. L., Massie, S. T., ... Jackman, C. H.

citation count

• 36

complete list of authors

• Dessler, AE||Burrage, MD||Grooss, JU||Holton, JR||Lean, JL||Massie, ST||Schoeberl, MR||Douglass, AR||Jackman, CH

publication date

• May 1998

publisher

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)  Publisher

published in

• Reviews of Geophysics  Journal

keywords

• 37 Earth Sciences
• 3701 Atmospheric Sciences

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1029/97RG03549

start page

• 183

end page

• 210

volume

• 36

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1029%2F97rg03549