Tropospheric and stratospheric ozone profiles during the 2019 TROpomi vaLIdation eXperiment (TROLIX-19)

J. T. Sullivan; A. Apituley; N. Mettig; K. Kreher; K. E. Knowland; K. E. Knowland; M. Allaart; A. Piters; M. Van Roozendael; P. Veefkind; J. R. Ziemke; J. R. Ziemke; N. Kramarova; M. Weber; A. Rozanov; L. Twigg; L. Twigg; G. Sumnicht; G. Sumnicht; T. J. McGee; T. J. McGee

doi:10.5194/acp-22-11137-2022

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Sep 2022)

Tropospheric and stratospheric ozone profiles during the 2019 TROpomi vaLIdation eXperiment (TROLIX-19)

J. T. Sullivan,
A. Apituley,
N. Mettig,
K. Kreher,
K. E. Knowland,
K. E. Knowland,
M. Allaart,
A. Piters,
M. Van Roozendael,
P. Veefkind,
J. R. Ziemke,
J. R. Ziemke,
N. Kramarova,
M. Weber,
A. Rozanov,
L. Twigg,
L. Twigg,
G. Sumnicht,
G. Sumnicht,
T. J. McGee,
T. J. McGee

Affiliations

J. T. Sullivan: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
A. Apituley: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
N. Mettig: Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
K. Kreher: BK Scientific GmbH, Mainz, Germany
K. E. Knowland: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
K. E. Knowland: Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR-II), Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
M. Allaart: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
A. Piters: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
M. Van Roozendael: Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Uccle, Belgium
P. Veefkind: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
J. R. Ziemke: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
J. R. Ziemke: Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR-II), Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
N. Kramarova: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
M. Weber: Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
A. Rozanov: Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
L. Twigg: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
L. Twigg: Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, MD, 20706, USA
G. Sumnicht: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
G. Sumnicht: Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, MD, 20706, USA
T. J. McGee: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
T. J. McGee: retired

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11137-2022
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22
pp. 11137 – 11153

Abstract

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A TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) validation campaign was held in the Netherlands based at the CESAR (Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research) observatory during September 2019. The TROpomi vaLIdation eXperiment (TROLIX-19) consisted of active and passive remote sensing platforms in conjunction with several balloon-borne and surface chemical (e.g., ozone and nitrogen dioxide) measurements. The goal of this joint NASA-KNMI geophysical validation campaign was to make intensive observations in the TROPOMI domain in order to be able to establish the quality of the L2 satellite data products under realistic conditions, such as non-idealized conditions with varying cloud cover and a range of atmospheric conditions at a rural site. The research presented here focuses on using ozone lidars from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to better evaluate the characterization of ozone throughout TROLIX-19. Results of comparisons to the lidar systems with balloon, space-borne and ground-based passive measurements are shown. In addition, results are compared to a global coupled chemistry meteorology model to illustrate the vertical variability and columnar amounts of both tropospheric and stratospheric ozone during the campaign period.

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ISSN: 1680-7316 (Print); 1680-7324 (Online)
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
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