PII: S1464-1917(99)00066-S Global Atmospheric Monitoring with SCIAMACHY

Abstract. SCIAMACHY (Scanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY) is a space based spectrometer designed to measure sunlight transmit-ted, reflected and scattered by the Earth atmosphere or sur-face. It is a contribution to the Envisat-1 satellite to be launched in late 1999. SCIAMACHY measurements will provide amounts an