scholarly journals Seasonal variations of CO and HCN in the troposphere measured by solar absorption spectroscopy over Poker Flat, Alaska

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (19) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuko J. Kasai ◽  
Akiko Kagawa ◽  
Nicholas Jones ◽  
Akimitsu Fujiwara ◽  
Koji Seki ◽  
...  
1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey C. Toon ◽  
J. F. Blavier ◽  
J. N. Solario ◽  
J. M. Szeto

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wiacek ◽  
N. B. Jones ◽  
K. Strong ◽  
J. R. Taylor ◽  
R. L. Mittermeier ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 595-613
Author(s):  
Claudia Rivera Cárdenas ◽  
Cesar Guarín ◽  
Wolfgang Stremme ◽  
Martina M. Friedrich ◽  
Alejandro Bezanilla ◽  
...  

Abstract. Formaldehyde (HCHO) total column densities over the Mexico City metropolitan area (MCMA) were retrieved using two independent measurement techniques: multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. For the MAX-DOAS measurements, the software QDOAS was used to calculate differential slant column densities (dSCDs) from the measured spectra and subsequently the Mexican MAX-DOAS fit (MMF) retrieval code to convert from dSCDs to vertical column densities (VCDs). The direct solar-absorption spectra measured with FTIR were analyzed using the PROFFIT (PROFile FIT) retrieval code. Typically the MAX-DOAS instrument reports higher VCDs than those measured with FTIR, in part due to differences found in the ground-level sensitivities as revealed from the retrieval diagnostics from both instruments, as the FTIR and the MAX-DOAS information do not refer exactly to the same altitudes of the atmosphere. Three MAX-DOAS datasets using measurements conducted towards the east, west or both sides of the measurement plane were evaluated with respect to the FTIR results. The retrieved MAX-DOAS HCHO VCDs where 6 %, 8 % and 28 % larger than the FTIR measurements which, supported with satellite data, indicates a large horizontal inhomogeneity in the HCHO abundances. The temporal change in the vertical distribution of this pollutant, guided by the evolution of the mixing-layer height, affects the comparison of the two retrievals with different sensitivities (total column averaging kernels). In addition to the reported seasonal and diurnal variability of HCHO columns within the urban site, background data from measurements at a high-altitude station, located only 60 km away, are presented.


2000 ◽  
Vol 105 (D1) ◽  
pp. 1337-1349 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Notholt ◽  
G. C. Toon ◽  
C. P. Rinsland ◽  
N. S. Pougatchev ◽  
N. B. Jones ◽  
...  

1992 ◽  
Vol 97 (D8) ◽  
pp. 7939 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. C. Toon ◽  
C. B. Farmer ◽  
P. W. Schaper ◽  
L. L. Lowes ◽  
R. H. Norton

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 2189-2192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Höpfner ◽  
Thomas Blumenstock ◽  
Frank Hase ◽  
Alexandra Zimmermann ◽  
Harald Flentje ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin Knapp ◽  
Ralph Kleinschek ◽  
Benedikt Hemmer ◽  
Ralph Pfeifer ◽  
Frank Hase ◽  
...  

<p>Validation opportunities for model data and satellite observations in the short-wave infra-red spectral range are still sparse above the oceans. To provide such opportunities, we qualify a Fourier-transform spectrometer (FTS) for the regular use on ships. We use the EM27/SUN FTS [1] in direct-sunlight measurement geometry to retrieve total column densities of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>), methane (CH<sub>4</sub>), and carbon monoxide (CO) [2] with solar absorption spectroscopy.<br>Performing direct-sunlight measurements from a moving platform poses significant challenges to the solar tracking. We use a solar tracker that compensates the vessel's movements in real time, keeping the pointing of the instrument relative to the center of the sun better than 0.05° for more than 99 % of the time [3]. The solar tracker is part of a newly developed enclosure that allows automated measurements and withstands environmental factors such as rain, humidity, and sea spray.<br>The instrument was deployed on board the German research vessel <em>RV Sonne</em> during the MORE-2 (Measuring Oceanic REferences 2) campaign on a longitudinal transect from Vancouver (Canada) to Singapore in June 2019. During the campaign we recorded 33800 direct sunlight spectra from which column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, and CO are retrieved. Our results are calibrated against World Meteorological Organization standards and the columns achieve a relative precision of 0.06 %, 0.06 %, and 1.02 % for CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, and CO, respectively.<br>We compare our records to coincident observations of the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT), the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2), and the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI). Our CO<sub>2</sub> records show a mean offset of -3.2 ± 1.1 ppm to OCO-2 and -1.4 ± 1.7 ppm to GOSAT observations. Furthermore, we find a mean CH<sub>4</sub> offset of 17 ± 6 ppb to GOSAT and a mean CO offset of 3.5 ± 2.6 ppb to TROPOMI. The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) provided us with model data of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO. We could show that the CO data agree well with our measurements, showing an offset of 3.5 ± 3.6 ppb.</p><p><br>[1] Gisi, M. et al.: XCO2-measurements with a tabletop FTS using solar absorption spectroscopy, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 2969-2980, 2012<br>[2] Hase, F. et al.: Addition of a channel for XCO observations to a portable FTIR spectrometer for greenhouse gas measurements, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9, 2303-2313, 2016<br>[3] Klappenbach, F. et al.: Accurate mobile remote sensing of XCO2 and XCH4 latitudinal transects from aboard a research vessel, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 8, 5023–5038, 2015</p>


1985 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 445-447
Author(s):  
E Solomon ◽  
D Stoll
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