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Technical Note: Harmonized retrieval of column-integrated atmospheric water vapor from the FTIR network – first examples for long-term records and station trends |
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R. Sussmann, T. Borsdorff, M. Rettinger, C. Camy-Peyret, P. Demoulin, P. Duchatelet, E. Mahieu, C. Servais |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 9, no. 22 ; Nr. 9, no. 22 (2009-11-27), S.8987-8999 |
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250007773
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-9-8987-2009.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
We present a method for harmonized retrieval of integrated water vapor (IWV)
from existing, long-term, measurement records at the ground-based
mid-infrared solar FTIR spectrometry stations of the Network for the
Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC). Correlation of IWV from
FTIR with radiosondes shows an ideal slope of 1.00(3). This optimum matching
is achieved via tuning one FTIR retrieval parameter, i.e., the strength of a
Tikhonov regularization constraining the derivative (with respect to height)
of retrieved water profiles given in per cent difference relative to an a
priori profile. All other FTIR-sonde correlation parameters (intercept=0.02(12) mm, bias=0.02(5) mm, standard deviation of coincident IWV
differences (stdv)=0.27 mm, R=0.99) are comparable to or better than results
for all other ground-based IWV sounding techniques given in the literature.
An FTIR-FTIR side-by-side intercomparison reveals a strong exponential
increase in stdv as a function of increasing temporal mismatch starting at
Δt≈1 min. This is due to atmospheric water vapor
variability. Based on this result we derive an upper limit for the precision
of the FTIR IWV retrieval for the smallest Δt(=3.75 min) still giving
a statistically sufficient sample (32 coincidences), i.e., precision(IWVFTIR)<0.05 mm (or 2.2% of the mean IWV). The bias of the
IWV retrievals from the two different FTIR instruments is nearly negligible
(0.02(1) mm). The optimized FTIR IWV retrieval is set up in the standard
NDACC algorithm SFIT 2 without changes to the code. A concept for harmonized
transfer of the retrieval between different stations deals with all relevant
control parameters; it includes correction for differing spectral point
spacings (via regularization strength), and final quality selection of the
retrievals (excluding the highest residuals (measurement minus model), 5%
of the total).
As first application examples long-term IWV data sets are retrieved from the
FTIR records of the Zugspitze (47.4° N, 11.0° E, 2964 m a.s.l.) and
Jungfraujoch (46.5° N, 8.0° E, 3580 m a.s.l.) NDACC sites.
Station-trend analysis comprises a linear fit after subtracting an
intra-annual model (3 Fourier components) and constructing an uncertainty
interval [95% confidence] via bootstrap resampling. For the Zugspitze a
significant trend of 0.79 [0.65, 0.92] mm/decade is found for the time
interval [1996–2008], whereas for the Jungfraujoch no significant trend is
found. This confirms recent findings that strong variations of IWV trends do
occur above land on the local to regional scale (≈250 km) in spite
of homogeneous surface temperature trends. This paper provides a basis for
future exploitation of more than a dozen existing, multi-decadal FTIR
measurement records around the globe for climate studies. |
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