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Geophysical validation of temperature retrieved by the ESA level 2 processor from MIPAS/envisat measurements

dc.contributor.authorRidolfi, M.
dc.contributor.authorBlum, U.
dc.contributor.authorCarli, B.
dc.contributor.authorCatoire, V.
dc.contributor.authorCeccherini, S.
dc.contributor.authorCornacchia, C.
dc.contributor.authorDe Clercq, C.
dc.contributor.authorFricke, K.H.
dc.contributor.authorIarlori, M.
dc.contributor.authorKerridge, B.
dc.contributor.authorKiefer, M.
dc.contributor.authorLambert, J.-C.
dc.contributor.authorMeijer, Y.
dc.contributor.authorMona, L.
dc.contributor.authorOelhaf, H.
dc.contributor.authorPappalardo, G.
dc.contributor.authorPiccolo, C.
dc.contributor.authorPirre, M.
dc.contributor.authorRaspollini, P.
dc.contributor.authorRizi, V.
dc.contributor.authorRobert, C.
dc.contributor.authorSwart, D.
dc.contributor.authorVon Clarmann, T.
dc.contributor.authorWang, D.-Y.
dc.contributor.authorWaterfall, A.
dc.contributor.authorWetzel, G.
dc.date2006
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-22T15:02:19Z
dc.date.available2016-11-22T15:02:19Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/4535
dc.descriptionThe Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) is operating on the ESA ENVIronmental SATellite since March 2002. The high resolution (0.025 cm-1) limb-emission measurements acquired by MIPAS in the first two years of operations constitute a self-consistent set of data with very good geographical and time coverage. These measurements have been re-processed by ESA up to Level 2, with the most recent versions of both Level 1b and Level 2 algorithms. The products of the ESA Level 2 algorithm are geolocated profiles of temperature and of volume mixing ratio of six key atmospheric constituents: H2O, O3, HNO3, CH4, N2O and NO2. As for all the measurements made with innovative instruments and techniques, this data set requires a thorough validation. During the last year, a large team of scientists spent great efforts in the validation of this data set. In particular, the authors of this paper have focused their activities on the validation of temperature. The validation was carried-out by comparing MIPAS retrieved temperature with correlative measurements made by radiosondes, lidars, in-situ and remote sensors operated either from stratospheric balloons or satellites. Preliminary results show that MIPAS profiles are affected by a bias generally consistent with their a-priori estimated systematic error component. This bias is usually localized at the edges of the altitude range covered by the MIPAS scan (6 - 68 km).
dc.languageeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesESA SP
dc.titleGeophysical validation of temperature retrieved by the ESA level 2 processor from MIPAS/envisat measurements
dc.typeConference
dc.subject.frascatiPhysical sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeImage retrieval
dc.subject.freeInterferometers
dc.subject.freeOptical radar
dc.subject.freeRadiosondes
dc.subject.freeRemote sensing
dc.subject.freeWeather satellites
dc.subject.freeENVIronmental SATellite
dc.subject.freeMIPAS profiles
dc.subject.freeStratospheric balloons
dc.subject.freeSystematic error components
dc.subject.freeGeophysics
dc.source.titleProceedings of the First Atmospheric Science Conference
dc.source.issue628
Orfeo.peerreviewedNo
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-33749179494


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