Non-Coincident inter-instrument comparisons of ozone measurements using quasi-conservative coordinates
Authors
Lait, L.
Newman, P.
Schoeberl, M.
McGee, T.
Twigg, L.
Browell, E.
Fenn, M.
Grant, W.
Butler, C.
Bevilacqua, R.
Davies, J.
De Backer, H.
Andersen, S.
Kyrö, E.
Kivi, R.
von der Gathen, P.
Claude, H.
Benesova, A.H.
Skrivankova, P.
Dorokhov, V.
Zaitcev, I.
Braathen, G.
Gil, M.
Litynska, Z.
Moore, D.
Gerding,M.
Discipline
Earth and related Environmental sciences
Subject
Natural sciences
Earth and related Environmental sciences
Audience
General Public
Scientific
Date
2004Publisher
IRM
KMI
RMI
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Ozone measurements from ozonesondes, AROTAL, DIAL, and POAM III instruments during the SOLVE-2/VINTERSOL period are composited in a time-varying,flow following quasi-conservative (PV-θ) coordinate space; the resulting composites from each instrument are mapped onto the other instruments’ locations and times. The mapped data are then used to intercompare data from the different instruments. Overall, the four ozone data sets are found to be in good agreement. AROTAL shows somewhat lower values below 16 km, and DIAL has a positive bias at the upper limits of its altitude range. These intercomparisons are consistent with those obtained from more conventional near-coincident profiles, where available. Although the PV-θ mapping technique entails larger uncertainties of individual profile differences compared to direct near-coincident comparisons, the ability to include much larger numbers of comparisons can make this technique advantageous.
Citation
Lait, L.; Newman, P.; Schoeberl, M.; McGee, T.; Twigg, L.; Browell, E.; Fenn, M.; Grant, W.; Butler, C.; Bevilacqua, R.; Davies, J.; De Backer, H.; Andersen, S.; Kyrö, E.; Kivi, R.; von der Gathen, P.; Claude, H.; Benesova, A.H.; Skrivankova, P.; Dorokhov, V.; Zaitcev, I.; Braathen, G.; Gil, M.; Litynska, Z.; Moore, D.; Gerding,M. (2004). Non-Coincident inter-instrument comparisons of ozone measurements using quasi-conservative coordinates. , Issue Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 4, 2345-2352, IRM,Identifiers
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Article
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng