International Polar Year
March 2007 - March 2009
This page is included as a reference for ACE mission information during the International Polar Year (IPY). The ACE mission is part of the POLARCAT and ORACLE-O3 projects; both are contributing projects for International Polar Year. Presently, the ACE-FTS retrieves 28 molecules routinely and isotopologues for some of these molecules also. At any point in time, several other molecules are retrieved as "research products" with a slightly modified version of the retrieval software. Software version 2.2 is the current version of the FTS level 2 retrievals (information on retrieval levels here) and version 3.0 will be available in the near future. Also, ozone, NO2 and optical depth profiles are retrieved from the ACE-MAESTRO measurements and atmospheric extinction profiles at 0.525 and 1.02 microns are obtained from the ACE-IMAGER observations. Important information about ACE retrievals and the molecule list can be found in the Documentation section of this page.
Tools
- Retrieved Molecules from the ACE-FTS
- ACE Occultation Prediction Tool
- ACE Occultation Finder Tool
Documentation
- Background Information on the ACE mission and things you should know before using the data
- A List of Molecules that the ACE-FTS retrieves
- A list of all Scientific Publications using ACE data
Contact & Data Sign-Up
If you would like to join our effort or would like to obtain access to ACE data. Please complete this form.
If you have any questions about our IPY effort, don't hesitate to contact us.
Links
- Log-in to access ACE Data
- Press Releases from the ACE Mission
- Canadian International Polar Year
- International Polar Year
- Canadian Arctic ACE Validation Campaign
- POLARCAT Project
- ORACLE-O3