Ground-based validation of the MetOp-A and MetOp-B GOME-2 OClO measurements
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Published:2022-06-09
Issue:11
Volume:15
Page:3439-3463
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ISSN:1867-8548
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Container-title:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Atmos. Meas. Tech.
Author:
Pinardi GaiaORCID, Van Roozendael Michel, Hendrick François, Richter AndreasORCID, Valks Pieter, Alwarda Ramina, Bognar KristofORCID, Frieß UdoORCID, Granville José, Gu Myojeong, Johnston Paul, Prados-Roman CristinaORCID, Querel RichardORCID, Strong KimberlyORCID, Wagner Thomas, Wittrock Folkard, Yela Gonzalez Margarita
Abstract
Abstract. This paper reports on ground-based validation of the atmospheric OClO data record produced within the framework of EUMETSAT's Satellite Application Facility on Atmospheric Chemistry Monitoring (AC SAF) using the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME)-2A and GOME-2B instrument measurements, covering the 2007–2016 and 2013–2016 periods, respectively.
OClO slant column densities are compared to correlative measurements collected from nine Zenith-Scattered-Light Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (ZSL-DOAS) instruments from the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) distributed in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Sensitivity tests are performed on the ground-based data to estimate the impact of the different OClO DOAS analysis settings. On this basis, we infer systematic uncertainties of about 25 % (i.e., about 3.75×1013 molec. cm−2) between the different ground-based data analyses, reaching total uncertainties ranging from about 26 % to 33 % for the different stations (i.e., around 4 to 5×1013 molec. cm−2).
Time series at the different sites show good agreement between satellite and ground-based data for both the inter-annual variability and the overall OClO seasonal behavior.
GOME-2A results are found to be noisier than those of GOME-2B, especially after 2011, probably due to instrumental degradation effects.
Daily linear regression analysis for OClO-activated periods yield correlation coefficients of 0.8 for GOME-2A and 0.87 for GOME-2B, with slopes with respect to the ground-based data ensemble of 0.64 and 0.72, respectively. Satellite minus ground-based offsets are within 8×1013 molec. cm−2, with some differences between GOME-2A and GOME-2B depending on the station. Overall, considering all the stations, a median offset of about -2.2×1013 molec. cm−2 is found for both GOME-2 instruments.
Funder
Belgian Federal Science Policy Office European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Atmospheric Science
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