First characterization and validation of FORLI-HNO 3 vertical profiles retrieved from IASI/Metop

• Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
• Main Authors: Ronsmans, Gaétane, Langerock, Bavo, Wespes, Catherine, Hannigan, James, Hase, Frank, Kerzenmacher, Tobias, Mahieu, Emmanuel, Schneider, Matthias, Smale, Dan, Hurtmans, Daniel, de Mazière, Martine, Clerbaux, Cathy, Coheur, Pierre-François
• Other Authors: Spectroscopie de l'atmosphère, Service de Chimie Quantique et Photophysique, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique (BIRA-IASB), Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory (ACOML), National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder (NCAR), Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique Liège, Université de Liège, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Lauder (NIWA), TROPO - LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]; Arrival Heights; Kiruna
• Online Access: https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01384959; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01384959/document; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01384959/file/amt-9-4783-2016.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4783-2016

International audience Knowing the spatial and seasonal distributions of nitric acid (HNO 3 ) around the globe is of great interest and allows us to comprehend the processes regulating stratospheric ozone, especially in the polar regions. Due to its unprecedented spatial and temporal sampling, the n...