The Effect of New Ozone Cross Sections Applied to SBUV and TOMS Retrievals
- Author:
- McPeters, Richard D.
- Published:
- August 08, 2010.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Labow, Gordon J.
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- hdl.handle.net
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- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- The ozone cross sections as measured by Bass and Paur have been used for processing of SBUV and TOMS data since 1986. While these cross sections were a big improvement over those previously available, there were known minor problems with accuracy for wavelengths longward of 330 nm and with the temperature dependance. Today's requirements to separate stratospheric ozone from tropospheric ozone and for the derivation of minor species such as BrO and N02 place stringent new requirements on the accuracy needed. The ozone cross section measurements of Brion, Daumont, and Malicet (BDM) are being considered for use in UV-based ozone retrievals. They have much better resolution, an extended wavelength range, and a more consistent temperature dependance. Tests show that BDM retrievals exhibit lower retrieval residuals in the satellite data; i.e., they explain our measured atmospheric radiances more accurately. Total column ozone retrieved by the TOMS instruments is about 1.5% higher than before. Ozone profiles retrieved from SBUV using the new cross sections are lower in the upper stratosphere and higher in the lower stratosphere and troposphere.
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- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 20110008215.
American Geophysical Union Meeting of the Americas; 8-13 Aug. 2010; Foz Do Iguassu; Brazil. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright.
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- hdl.handle.net
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