Total ozone from the ozone monitoring instrument (OMI) using the DOAS technique

Author

Veefkind, J. Pepijn ; De Haan, Johan F. ; Brinksma, Ellen J. ; Kroon, Mark ; Levelt, Pieternel F.

Author_Institution

R. Netherlands Meteorol. Inst., De Bilt, Netherlands

Volume

44

Issue

5

fYear

2006

fDate

5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1239

Lastpage

1244

Abstract

This paper describes the algorithm for deriving the total column ozone from spectral radiances and irradiances measured by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on the Earth Observing System Aura satellite. The algorithm is based on the differential optical absorption spectroscopy technique. The main characteristics of the algorithm as well as an error analysis are described. The algorithm has been successfully applied to the first available OMI data. First comparisons with ground-based instruments are very encouraging and clearly show the potential of the method.

Keywords

atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; ozone; remote sensing; Aura satellite; DOAS technique; Earth Observing System; O₃; Ozone Monitoring Instrument; differential optical absorption spectroscopy; error analysis; remote sensing; total column ozone; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Earth Observing System; Instruments; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Pollution measurement; Satellites; Spectroscopy; Wavelength measurement; Ozone; remote sensing; satellites applications; terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TGRS.2006.871204

Filename

1624602