Ozone profiles and tropospheric ozone from global ozone monitoring experiment

  • X. Liu
  • , K. Chance
  • , C. E. Sioris
  • , R. J.D. Spurr
  • , T. P. Kurosu
  • , R. V. Martin
  • , M. J. Newchurch
  • , P. K. Bhartia

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Abstract

Ozone profiles are derived from backscattered radiances in the ultraviolet spectra (290-340 nm) measured by the nadir-viewing Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment using optimal estimation. Tropospheric O3 is directly retrieved with the tropopause as one of the retrieval levels. To optimize the retrieval and improve the fitting precision needed for tropospheric O 3, we perform extensive wavelength and radiometric calibrations and improve forward model inputs. Retrieved O3 profiles and tropospheric O3 agree well with coincident ozonesonde measurements, and the integrated total O3 agrees very well with Earth Probe TOMS and Dobson/Brewer total O3. The global distribution of tropospheric O3 clearly shows the influences of biomass burning, convection, and air pollution, and is generally consistent wiht our current understanding.

Original languageEnglish
Article number560
Pages (from-to)1925-1930
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Issue number572
StatePublished - 2005
Event2004 Envisat and ERS Symposium - Salzburg, Austria
Duration: Sep 6 2004Sep 10 2004

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