Abstract

Simulated equivalent width data of weak lines in occultation spectra have been analyzed to retrieve both the atmospheric temperature profile and the tangent heights of the rays. The SNR of these widths varied from 5 to 100. The mixing ratio of the absorbing gas and sea level pressure were assumed but not the satellite position. Temperature and tangent heights with accuracies of 1 K and 0.25 km, respectively, were determined from lines with temperature-dependent and temperature-independent intensities.

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Atmospheric winds from occultation spectra

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