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Measurements of tropospheric NO2 in Romania using a zenith-sky mobile DOAS system and comparisons with satellite observations

dc.contributor.authorConstantin, D.-E.
dc.contributor.authorMerlaud, A.
dc.contributor.authorVan Roozendael, M.
dc.contributor.authorVoiculescu, M.
dc.contributor.authorFayt, C.
dc.contributor.authorHendrick, F.
dc.contributor.authorPinardi, G.
dc.contributor.authorGeorgescu, L.
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-25T11:11:10Z
dc.date.available2016-03-25T11:11:10Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/2906
dc.descriptionIn this paper we present a new method for retrieving tropospheric NO2 Vertical Column Density (VCD) from zenith-sky Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) measurements using mobile observations. This method was used during three days in the summer of 2011 in Romania, being to our knowledge the first mobile DOAS measurements peformed in this country. The measurements were carried out over large and different areas using a mobile DOAS system installed in a car. We present here a step-by-step retrieval of tropospheric VCD using complementary observations from ground and space which take into account the stratospheric contribution, which is a step forward compared to other similar studies. The detailed error budget indicates that the typical uncertainty on the retrieved NO2tropospheric VCD is less than 25%. The resulting ground-based data set is compared to satellite measurements from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2). For instance, on 18 July 2011, in an industrial area located at 47.03°N, 22.45°E, GOME-2 observes a tropospheric VCD value of (3.4 ± 1.9) × 1015 molec./cm2, while average mobile measurements in the same area give a value of (3.4 ± 0.7) × 1015 molec./cm2. On 22 August 2011, around Ploiesti city (44.99°N, 26.1°E), the tropospheric VCD observed by satellites is (3.3 ± 1.9) × 1015 molec./cm2 (GOME-2) and (3.2 ± 3.2) × 1015 molec./cm2 (OMI), while average mobile measurements give (3.8 ± 0.8) × 1015 molec./cm2. Average ground measurements over “clean areas”, on 18 July 2011, give (2.5 ± 0.6) × 1015 molec./cm2 while the satellite observes a value of (1.8 ± 1.3) × 1015 molec./cm2.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleMeasurements of tropospheric NO2 in Romania using a zenith-sky mobile DOAS system and comparisons with satellite observations
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiEarth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeDifferential optical absorption spectroscopy
dc.subject.freeDOAS
dc.subject.freeMobile measurements
dc.subject.freeNitrogen dioxides
dc.subject.freeOzone monitoring instruments
dc.subject.freeSatellite measurements
dc.subject.freeSatellite observations
dc.subject.freeVertical column densities
dc.subject.freeNitrogen oxides
dc.subject.freeSatellites
dc.subject.freeSpectrophotometers
dc.subject.freeTroposphere
dc.subject.freeUltraviolet spectrometers
dc.subject.freeMeasurements
dc.source.titleSensors
dc.source.volume13
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.page3922-3940
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/s130303922
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84875488908


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