Retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky UV-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons
International audience A retrieval algorithm based on the Optimal Estimation Method (OEM) has been developed in order to provide vertical distributions of NO 2 in the stratosphere from ground-based (GB) zenith-sky UV-visible observations. It has been applied to observational data sets from the NDSC...
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ftuniversailles:oai:HAL:hal-00328373v1 2024-05-19T07:28:25+00:00 Retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky UV-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons Hendrick, F. Barret, Brice van Roozendael, M. Boesch, H. Butz, A. de Mazière, M. Goutail, Florence Hermans, C. Lambert, J.-C. Pfeilsticker, K. Pommereau, Jean-Pierre Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique (BIRA-IASB) Institute of Environmental Physics Heidelberg (IUP) Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg = Heidelberg University Service d'aéronomie (SA) 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) 2004-10-21 https://hal.science/hal-00328373 https://hal.science/hal-00328373/document https://hal.science/hal-00328373/file/acp-4-2091-2004.pdf en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union hal-00328373 https://hal.science/hal-00328373 https://hal.science/hal-00328373/document https://hal.science/hal-00328373/file/acp-4-2091-2004.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1680-7316 EISSN: 1680-7324 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics https://hal.science/hal-00328373 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2004, 4 (8), pp.2106 [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2004 ftuniversailles 2024-04-25T00:26:17Z International audience A retrieval algorithm based on the Optimal Estimation Method (OEM) has been developed in order to provide vertical distributions of NO 2 in the stratosphere from ground-based (GB) zenith-sky UV-visible observations. It has been applied to observational data sets from the NDSC (Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change) stations of Harestua (60° N, 10° E) and Andøya (69° N, 16° E) in Norway. The information content and retrieval errors have been analyzed following a formalism used for characterizing ozone profiles retrieved from solar infrared absorption spectra. In order to validate the technique, the retrieved NO 2 vertical profiles and columns have been compared to correlative balloon and satellite observations. Such extensive validation of the profile and column retrievals was not reported in previously published work on the profiling from GB UV-visible measurements. A good agreement - generally better than 25% - has been found with the SAOZ (Système d'Analyse par Observations Zénithales) and DOAS (Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy) balloons. A similar agreement has been reached with correlative satellite data from the HALogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) and Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III instruments above 25km of altitude. Below 25km, a systematic underestimation - by up to 40% in some cases - of both HALOE and POAM III profiles by our GB profile retrievals has been observed, pointing out more likely a limitation of both satellite instruments at these altitudes. We have concluded that our study strengthens our confidence in the reliability of the retrieval of vertical distribution information from GB UV-visible observations and offers new perspectives in the use of GB UV-visible network data for validation purposes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Andøya Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines: HAL-UVSQ |
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[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere Hendrick, F. Barret, Brice van Roozendael, M. Boesch, H. Butz, A. de Mazière, M. Goutail, Florence Hermans, C. Lambert, J.-C. Pfeilsticker, K. Pommereau, Jean-Pierre Retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky UV-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons |
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International audience A retrieval algorithm based on the Optimal Estimation Method (OEM) has been developed in order to provide vertical distributions of NO 2 in the stratosphere from ground-based (GB) zenith-sky UV-visible observations. It has been applied to observational data sets from the NDSC (Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change) stations of Harestua (60° N, 10° E) and Andøya (69° N, 16° E) in Norway. The information content and retrieval errors have been analyzed following a formalism used for characterizing ozone profiles retrieved from solar infrared absorption spectra. In order to validate the technique, the retrieved NO 2 vertical profiles and columns have been compared to correlative balloon and satellite observations. Such extensive validation of the profile and column retrievals was not reported in previously published work on the profiling from GB UV-visible measurements. A good agreement - generally better than 25% - has been found with the SAOZ (Système d'Analyse par Observations Zénithales) and DOAS (Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy) balloons. A similar agreement has been reached with correlative satellite data from the HALogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) and Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III instruments above 25km of altitude. Below 25km, a systematic underestimation - by up to 40% in some cases - of both HALOE and POAM III profiles by our GB profile retrievals has been observed, pointing out more likely a limitation of both satellite instruments at these altitudes. We have concluded that our study strengthens our confidence in the reliability of the retrieval of vertical distribution information from GB UV-visible observations and offers new perspectives in the use of GB UV-visible network data for validation purposes. |
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Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique (BIRA-IASB) Institute of Environmental Physics Heidelberg (IUP) Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg = Heidelberg University Service d'aéronomie (SA) 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) |
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Hendrick, F. Barret, Brice van Roozendael, M. Boesch, H. Butz, A. de Mazière, M. Goutail, Florence Hermans, C. Lambert, J.-C. Pfeilsticker, K. Pommereau, Jean-Pierre |
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Hendrick, F. Barret, Brice van Roozendael, M. Boesch, H. Butz, A. de Mazière, M. Goutail, Florence Hermans, C. Lambert, J.-C. Pfeilsticker, K. Pommereau, Jean-Pierre |
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Retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky UV-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons |
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Retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky UV-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons |
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Retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky UV-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons |
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Retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky UV-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons |
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Retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky UV-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons |
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retrieval of nitrogen dioxide stratospheric profiles from ground-based zenith-sky uv-visible observations: validation of the technique through correlative comparisons |
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ISSN: 1680-7316 EISSN: 1680-7324 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics https://hal.science/hal-00328373 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2004, 4 (8), pp.2106 |
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