A global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on Aura MLS measurements and the MERRA-2 GMI simulation
<p>A new atmospheric ozone profile climatology has been constructed by combining daytime ozone profiles from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) and Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research Applications version 2 (MERRA-2) Global Modeling Initiative (GMI) model simulation (M2GMI). The...
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doaj-f5bd43f39b8e4b6ca4e89ec788debc632021-10-05T06:07:14ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Measurement Techniques1867-13811867-85482021-10-01146407641810.5194/amt-14-6407-2021A global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on Aura MLS measurements and the MERRA-2 GMI simulationJ. R. Ziemke0J. R. Ziemke1G. J. Labow2N. A. Kramarova3R. D. McPeters4P. K. Bhartia5L. D. Oman6S. M. Frith7D. P. Haffner8NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USAGoddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) and Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USASSAI, Lanham, Maryland, USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USASSAI, Lanham, Maryland, USASSAI, Lanham, Maryland, USA<p>A new atmospheric ozone profile climatology has been constructed by combining daytime ozone profiles from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) and Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research Applications version 2 (MERRA-2) Global Modeling Initiative (GMI) model simulation (M2GMI). The MLS and M2GMI ozone profiles are merged between 13 and 17 km (<span class="inline-formula">∼159</span> and 88 hPa), with MLS used for stratospheric and GMI for primarily tropospheric levels. The time record for profiles from MLS and GMI is August 2004–December 2016. The derived seasonal climatology consists of monthly zonal-mean ozone profiles in 5<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> latitude bands from 90<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> S to 90<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> N covering altitudes (in <span class="inline-formula"><i>Z</i><sup>*</sup></span> log-pressure altitude) from zero to 80 km in 1 km increments. This climatology can be used as a priori information in satellite ozone retrievals, in atmospheric radiative transfer studies, and as a baseline to compare with other measured or model-simulated ozone. The MLS/GMI seasonal climatology shows a number of improvements compared with previous ozone profile climatologies based on MLS and ozonesonde measurements. These improvements are attributed mostly to continuous daily global coverage of GMI tropospheric ozone compared with sparse regional measurements from sondes. In addition to the seasonal climatology, we also derive an additive climatology to account for interannual variability in stratospheric zonal-mean ozone profiles which is based on a rotated empirical orthogonal function (REOF) analysis of Aura MLS ozone profiles. This REOF climatology starts in 1970 and captures most of the interannual variability in global stratospheric ozone including quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) signatures.</p>https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/14/6407/2021/amt-14-6407-2021.pdf |
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J. R. Ziemke J. R. Ziemke G. J. Labow N. A. Kramarova R. D. McPeters P. K. Bhartia L. D. Oman S. M. Frith D. P. Haffner A global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on Aura MLS measurements and the MERRA-2 GMI simulation Atmospheric Measurement Techniques |
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J. R. Ziemke J. R. Ziemke G. J. Labow N. A. Kramarova R. D. McPeters P. K. Bhartia L. D. Oman S. M. Frith D. P. Haffner |
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A global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on Aura MLS measurements and the MERRA-2 GMI simulation |
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A global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on Aura MLS measurements and the MERRA-2 GMI simulation |
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A global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on Aura MLS measurements and the MERRA-2 GMI simulation |
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A global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on Aura MLS measurements and the MERRA-2 GMI simulation |
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A global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on Aura MLS measurements and the MERRA-2 GMI simulation |
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global ozone profile climatology for satellite retrieval algorithms based on aura mls measurements and the merra-2 gmi simulation |
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Atmospheric Measurement Techniques |
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1867-1381 1867-8548 |
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<p>A new atmospheric ozone profile climatology has been constructed by combining daytime ozone profiles from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) and Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research Applications version 2 (MERRA-2) Global Modeling Initiative (GMI) model simulation (M2GMI). The MLS and M2GMI ozone profiles are merged between 13 and 17 km (<span class="inline-formula">∼159</span> and 88 hPa), with MLS used for stratospheric and GMI for primarily tropospheric levels. The time record for profiles from MLS and GMI is August 2004–December 2016. The derived seasonal climatology consists of monthly zonal-mean ozone profiles in 5<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> latitude bands from 90<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> S to 90<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> N covering altitudes (in <span class="inline-formula"><i>Z</i><sup>*</sup></span> log-pressure altitude) from zero to 80 km in 1 km increments. This climatology can be used as a priori information in satellite ozone retrievals, in atmospheric radiative transfer studies, and as a baseline to compare with other measured or model-simulated ozone. The MLS/GMI seasonal climatology shows a number of improvements compared with previous ozone profile climatologies based on MLS and ozonesonde measurements. These improvements are attributed mostly to continuous daily global coverage of GMI tropospheric ozone compared with sparse regional measurements from sondes. In addition to the seasonal climatology, we also derive an additive climatology to account for interannual variability in stratospheric zonal-mean ozone profiles which is based on a rotated empirical orthogonal function (REOF) analysis of Aura MLS ozone profiles. This REOF climatology starts in 1970 and captures most of the interannual variability in global stratospheric ozone including quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) signatures.</p> |
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