Optimized forward model and retrieval scheme for MIPAS near-real-time data processing

An optimized forward and retrieval software has been developed for the retrieval of geophysical parameters from middle-infrared limb-emission atmospheric measurements. Currently, the developed sofware is being used by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the near real-time inversion of atmospheric measurements acquired by the MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding) instrument, installed onboard of the European ENVironmental SATellite (ENVISAT). For further details, please check the webpage: http://envisat.esa.int/handbooks/mipas/CNTR2-4-4.htm#eph.mipas.prodalg.algprod.lev2.al