Articles | Volume 5, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-27-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-27-2016
Research article
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05 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 05 Feb 2016

A compact receiver system for simultaneous measurements of mesospheric CO and O3

P. Forkman, O. M. Christensen, P. Eriksson, B. Billade, V. Vassilev, and V. M. Shulga

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Microwave radiometry is the only ground-based technique that can provide vertical profiles of gases in the middle atmosphere both day and night, and even during cloudy conditions. Today these measurements are performed at relatively few sites, more simple and reliable instruments are required to make the measurement technique more widely spread. In this study a compact double-sideband frequency-switched radiometer system for simultaneous observations of mesospheric CO and O3 is presented.