Abstract

During the last two decades, remote sounding of the atmosphere has become a well-accepted technique for learning about the atmosphere. However, the number of measurements which have been made on the troposphere, as compared to the stratosphere, is very small. The reason for this is that the troposphere is a remarkably inhomogeneous region of the atmosphere, bounded by a lower surface and containing clouds. However, increasing interest in environmental issues and a realisation that global chemical processes are as significant in the troposphere as they are in the stratosphere has stimulated research into methods of sounding the troposphere from space.

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