Comparison of Limb Scattering Measurements Made by the Shuttle Ozone Limb Sounding Experiment (SOLSE), Limb Ozone Retrieval Experiment (LORE), and Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III Instruments

The reflight of the SOLSE (Shuttle Ozone Limb Sounding Experiment) and LORE (Limb Ozone Retrieval Experiment) instruments commenced with the launch of STS-107 on January 16, 2003. This 17-day mission yielded measurements of the radiance scattered by the limb of the atmosphere in the ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared portions of the spectrum. A subset of the measured radiance data was downlinked prior to the tragic destruction of STS-107 on February 1, 2003. A comparison of the limb scattered radiances measured by the SOLSE, LORE, and SAGE III instruments will be presented. Early results from the limb scattering ozone retrieval algorithm will also be analyzed. The ozone profiles derived from coincident measurements will be compared with each other, as well as with other correlative measurements.