Intercomparison of O3 profiles observed by SCIAMACHY and ground based microwave instruments

Authors

M Palm, University of Bremen, Germany
C V. Savigny
T Warneke, University of Bremen
Voltaire A. Velazco, University of WollongongFollow
J Notholt, University of Bremen, Germany
K Kunzi, University of Bremen, Germany
J Burrows, University of Bremen
O Schrems, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Res

RIS ID

46032

Publication Details

Palm, M., Savigny, C. V., Warneke, T., Velazco, V., Notholt, J., Kunzi, K., Burrows, J. & Schrems, O. (2005). Intercomparison of O3 profiles observed by SCIAMACHY and ground based microwave instruments. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 5 (8), 2091-2098.

Abstract

Ozone profiles retrieved from limb scattering measurements of the SCIAMACHY instrument based on the satellite ENVISAT are compared to ground-based low altitude resolution remote sensors. All profiles are retrieved using optimal estimation. Following the work of Rodgers and Connor (2003) the retrievals of the ground-based instruments are simulated using the SCIAMACHY retrieval. The SCIAMACHY results and the results of the ground-based microwave radiometer in Bremen and Ny A° lesund agree within the expected covariance of the intercomparison.