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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 5579-5588, 2008
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Quality assessment of O3 profiles measured by a state-of-the-art ground-based FTIR observing system
1IMK-ASF, Forschungszentrum und Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
2Centro de Investigación Atmosférico de Izaña, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, Spain
Abstract. Ground-based Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) measurements are an important component of the global atmospheric monitoring system. Their essential role in validating satellite measurements requires a precise documentation of their quality. Here we present an extensive quality documentation of ground-based FTIR O3 profiles. This is done in the form of theoretical and empirical error estimations. The latter is achieved by an intercomparison with ECC-sonde O3 profiles. The FTIR O3 amounts are obtained by applying the most advanced instrumentation and retrieval strategies and consequently represent the current potential of this remote sensing technique.
Citation: Schneider, M., Hase, F., Blumenstock, T., Redondas, A., and Cuevas, E.: Quality assessment of O3 profiles measured by a state-of-the-art ground-based FTIR observing system, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 5579-5588, doi:10.5194/acp-8-5579-2008, 2008.