Welcome to the homepage for the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment

The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) is a satellite mission on-board the Canadian satellite SCISAT that takes measurements of the Earth's atmosphere.

The measurements consist of spectra and images that are used to investigate chemical and dynamical processes in our atmosphere, with a particular emphasis on ozone depletion in the Arctic stratosphere.

Dr. Peter Bernath from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo is the Mission Scientist.

Recent Publications using ACE data:

Wang, et al.
Temperature retrieval of near space with the combined use of O2(a1Δg) and O2(b1∑+g) dayglow emissions under self-absorption effect correction
Optics Express, 32(), 29830, ; doi: 10.1364/OE.532076
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Lecours, et al.
Antarctic Polar Stratospheric Cloud Analysis of ACE-FTS Data From 2005 to 2023
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129(), , ; doi: 10.1029/2024JD040990
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Schmidt, et al.
Trends in atmospheric composition between 2004–2023 using version 5 ACE-FTS data
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 325(), 109088, ; doi: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2024.109088
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