Validation of MIPAS ClONO2 measurements
peer reviewed Altitude profiles of ClONO2 retrieved with the IMK (Institut fur Meteorologie und Klimaforschung) science-oriented data processor from MIPAS/Envisat (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding on Envisat) mid-infrared limb emission measurements between July 2002 and Marc...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/2414 2024-04-21T08:06:34+00:00 Validation of MIPAS ClONO2 measurements Hopfner, Michael von Clarmann, Thomas Fischer, H. Funke, B. Glatthor, N. Grabowski, Udo Kellmann, S. Kiefer, M. Linden, Andrea Milz, M. Steck, T. Stiller, G. P. Bernath, Peter Blom, C. E. Blumenstock, Thomas Boone, Christopher D. Chance, Kelly Coffey, M. T. Friedl-Vallon, F. Griffith, David Hannigan, James W. Hase, Frank Jones, Nicholas Jucks, Ken W. Keim, C. Kleinert, A. Kouker, W. Liu, G. Y. Mahieu, Emmanuel Mellqvist, Johan Mikuteit, Sabine Notholt, Justus Oelhaf, H. Piesch, C. Reddmann, T. Ruhnke, Roland Schneider, Matthias Strandberg, Anders Toon, Geoffrey Walker, Kaley A. Warneke, Thorsten Wetzel, G. Wood, Stephen Zander, Rodolphe 2007-01-18 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/2414 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/2414/1/acp-7-257-2007%5b1%5d.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-257-2007 en eng European Geosciences Union http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/257/2007/acp-7-257-2007.pdf urn:issn:1680-7316 urn:issn:1680-7324 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/2414 info:hdl:2268/2414 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/2414/1/acp-7-257-2007%5b1%5d.pdf doi:10.5194/acp-7-257-2007 scopus-id:2-s2.0-33846455100 open access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7, 257-281 (2007-01-18) validation MIPAS chlorine reservoir chlorine nitrate Physical chemical mathematical & earth Sciences Earth sciences & physical geography Physique chimie mathématiques & sciences de la terre Sciences de la terre & géographie physique journal article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:eu-repo/semantics/article peer reviewed 2007 ftorbi https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-257-2007 2024-03-27T14:50:04Z peer reviewed Altitude profiles of ClONO2 retrieved with the IMK (Institut fur Meteorologie und Klimaforschung) science-oriented data processor from MIPAS/Envisat (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding on Envisat) mid-infrared limb emission measurements between July 2002 and March 2004 have been validated by comparison with balloon-borne (Mark IV, FIRS2, MIPAS-B), airborne (MIPAS-STR), ground-based (Spitsbergen, Thule, Kiruna, Harestua, Jungfraujoch, Izana, Wollongong, Lauder), and spaceborne (ACE-FTS) observations. With few exceptions we found very good agreement between these instruments and MIPAS with no evidence for any bias in most cases and altitude regions. For balloon-borne measurements typical absolute mean differences are below 0.05 ppbv over the whole altitude range from 10 to 39 km. In case of ACE-FTS observations mean differences are below 0.03 ppbv for observations below 26 km. Above this altitude the comparison with ACE-FTS is affected by the photochemically induced diurnal variation of ClONO2. Correction for this by use of a chemical transport model led to an overcompensation of the photochemical effect by up to 0.1 ppbv at altitudes of 30-35 km in case of MIPAS-ACE-FTS comparisons while for the balloon-borne observations no such inconsistency has been detected. The comparison of MIPAS derived total column amounts with ground-based observations revealed no significant bias in the MIPAS data. Mean differences between MIPAS and FTIR column abundances are 0.11 +/- 0.12 x 10(14) cm(-2) (1.0 +/- 1.1%) and -0.09 +/- 0.19 x 10(14) cm(-2) (-0.8 +/- 1.7%), depending on the coincidence criterion applied. chi(2) tests have been performed to assess the combined precision estimates of MIPAS and the related instruments. When no exact coincidences were available as in case of MIPAS-FTIR or MIPAS-ACE-FTS comparisons it has been necessary to take into consideration a coincidence error term to account for chi(2) deviations. From the resulting chi(2) profiles there is no evidence for a ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Kiruna Spitsbergen University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 7 1 257 281 |
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validation MIPAS chlorine reservoir chlorine nitrate Physical chemical mathematical & earth Sciences Earth sciences & physical geography Physique chimie mathématiques & sciences de la terre Sciences de la terre & géographie physique Hopfner, Michael von Clarmann, Thomas Fischer, H. Funke, B. Glatthor, N. Grabowski, Udo Kellmann, S. Kiefer, M. Linden, Andrea Milz, M. Steck, T. Stiller, G. P. Bernath, Peter Blom, C. E. Blumenstock, Thomas Boone, Christopher D. Chance, Kelly Coffey, M. T. Friedl-Vallon, F. Griffith, David Hannigan, James W. Hase, Frank Jones, Nicholas Jucks, Ken W. Keim, C. Kleinert, A. Kouker, W. Liu, G. Y. Mahieu, Emmanuel Mellqvist, Johan Mikuteit, Sabine Notholt, Justus Oelhaf, H. Piesch, C. Reddmann, T. Ruhnke, Roland Schneider, Matthias Strandberg, Anders Toon, Geoffrey Walker, Kaley A. Warneke, Thorsten Wetzel, G. Wood, Stephen Zander, Rodolphe Validation of MIPAS ClONO2 measurements |
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peer reviewed Altitude profiles of ClONO2 retrieved with the IMK (Institut fur Meteorologie und Klimaforschung) science-oriented data processor from MIPAS/Envisat (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding on Envisat) mid-infrared limb emission measurements between July 2002 and March 2004 have been validated by comparison with balloon-borne (Mark IV, FIRS2, MIPAS-B), airborne (MIPAS-STR), ground-based (Spitsbergen, Thule, Kiruna, Harestua, Jungfraujoch, Izana, Wollongong, Lauder), and spaceborne (ACE-FTS) observations. With few exceptions we found very good agreement between these instruments and MIPAS with no evidence for any bias in most cases and altitude regions. For balloon-borne measurements typical absolute mean differences are below 0.05 ppbv over the whole altitude range from 10 to 39 km. In case of ACE-FTS observations mean differences are below 0.03 ppbv for observations below 26 km. Above this altitude the comparison with ACE-FTS is affected by the photochemically induced diurnal variation of ClONO2. Correction for this by use of a chemical transport model led to an overcompensation of the photochemical effect by up to 0.1 ppbv at altitudes of 30-35 km in case of MIPAS-ACE-FTS comparisons while for the balloon-borne observations no such inconsistency has been detected. The comparison of MIPAS derived total column amounts with ground-based observations revealed no significant bias in the MIPAS data. Mean differences between MIPAS and FTIR column abundances are 0.11 +/- 0.12 x 10(14) cm(-2) (1.0 +/- 1.1%) and -0.09 +/- 0.19 x 10(14) cm(-2) (-0.8 +/- 1.7%), depending on the coincidence criterion applied. chi(2) tests have been performed to assess the combined precision estimates of MIPAS and the related instruments. When no exact coincidences were available as in case of MIPAS-FTIR or MIPAS-ACE-FTS comparisons it has been necessary to take into consideration a coincidence error term to account for chi(2) deviations. From the resulting chi(2) profiles there is no evidence for a ... |
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Hopfner, Michael von Clarmann, Thomas Fischer, H. Funke, B. Glatthor, N. Grabowski, Udo Kellmann, S. Kiefer, M. Linden, Andrea Milz, M. Steck, T. Stiller, G. P. Bernath, Peter Blom, C. E. Blumenstock, Thomas Boone, Christopher D. Chance, Kelly Coffey, M. T. Friedl-Vallon, F. Griffith, David Hannigan, James W. Hase, Frank Jones, Nicholas Jucks, Ken W. Keim, C. Kleinert, A. Kouker, W. Liu, G. Y. Mahieu, Emmanuel Mellqvist, Johan Mikuteit, Sabine Notholt, Justus Oelhaf, H. Piesch, C. Reddmann, T. Ruhnke, Roland Schneider, Matthias Strandberg, Anders Toon, Geoffrey Walker, Kaley A. Warneke, Thorsten Wetzel, G. Wood, Stephen Zander, Rodolphe |
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Hopfner, Michael von Clarmann, Thomas Fischer, H. Funke, B. Glatthor, N. Grabowski, Udo Kellmann, S. Kiefer, M. Linden, Andrea Milz, M. Steck, T. Stiller, G. P. Bernath, Peter Blom, C. E. Blumenstock, Thomas Boone, Christopher D. Chance, Kelly Coffey, M. T. Friedl-Vallon, F. Griffith, David Hannigan, James W. Hase, Frank Jones, Nicholas Jucks, Ken W. Keim, C. Kleinert, A. Kouker, W. Liu, G. Y. Mahieu, Emmanuel Mellqvist, Johan Mikuteit, Sabine Notholt, Justus Oelhaf, H. Piesch, C. Reddmann, T. Ruhnke, Roland Schneider, Matthias Strandberg, Anders Toon, Geoffrey Walker, Kaley A. Warneke, Thorsten Wetzel, G. Wood, Stephen Zander, Rodolphe |
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Validation of MIPAS ClONO2 measurements |
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Validation of MIPAS ClONO2 measurements |
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Validation of MIPAS ClONO2 measurements |
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Validation of MIPAS ClONO2 measurements |
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Validation of MIPAS ClONO2 measurements |
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