Nitrous Oxide Profile Retrievals from Atmospheric Infrared Sounder and Validation

Author:

Chen Cuihong,Ma Pengfei,Chen Liangfu,Zhang Yuhuan,Zhou Chunyan,Zhao Shaohua,Zhang Lianhua,Wang Zhongting

Abstract

This paper presents an algorithm for the retrieval of nitrous oxide profiles from the Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) on the Earth Observing System (EOS)/Aqua using a nonlinear optimal estimation method. First, an improved Optimal Sensitivity Profile (OSP) algorithm for channel selection is proposed based on the weighting functions and the transmissions of the target gas and interfering gases, with 13 channels selected for inversion in this algorithm. Next, the data of the High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research (HIAPER) Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) aircraft and the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) are used to verify the retrieval results, including the atmospheric nitrous oxide profile and the column concentration. The results show that using AIRS satellite data, the atmospheric nitrous oxide profile between 300–900 hPa can be well retrieved with an accuracy of ~0.1%, which agrees with the corresponding Jacobian peak interval of selected channels. Analysis of the AIRS retrievals demonstrates that the AIRS measurements provide useful information to capture the spatial and temporal variations in nitrous oxide between 300–900 hPa.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

high-resolution Earth observation system

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Atmospheric Science,Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

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