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Influence of aerosols and thin cirrus clouds on the GOSAT-observed CO2: a case study over Tsukuba |
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O. Uchino, N. Kikuchi, T. Sakai, I. Morino, Y. Yoshida, T. Nagai, A. Shimizu, T. Shibata, A. Yamazaki, A. Uchiyama, N. Kikuchi, S. Oshchepkov, A. Bril, T. Yokota |
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Artikel
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 12, no. 7 ; Nr. 12, no. 7 (2012-04-10), S.3393-3404 |
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250011018
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/acp-12-3393-2012.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
Lidar observations of vertical profiles of aerosols and thin cirrus clouds
were made at Tsukuba (36.05° N, 140.12° E), Japan, to
investigate the influence of aerosols and thin cirrus clouds on the
column-averaged dry-air mole fraction of carbon dioxide (XCO2) retrieved
from observation data of the Thermal And Near-infrared Sensor for carbon
Observation Fourier Transform Spectrometer, measured in the Short-Wavelength
InfraRed band (TANSO-FTS SWIR), onboard the Greenhouse gases Observing
SATellite (GOSAT). The lidar system measured the backscattering ratio,
depolarization ratio, and/or the wavelength exponent of atmospheric
particles. The lidar observations and ground-based high-resolution FTS
measurements at the Tsukuba Total Carbon Column Observing Network (Tsukuba
TCCON) site were recorded simultaneously during passages of GOSAT over
Tsukuba.
GOSAT SWIR XCO2 data (Version 01.xx) released in August 2010 were
compared with the lidar and Tsukuba TCCON data. High-altitude aerosols and
thin cirrus clouds had a large impact on the GOSAT SWIR XCO2 results. By
taking into account the observed aerosol/cirrus vertical profiles and using a
more adequate solar irradiance database in the GOSAT SWIR retrieval, the
difference between the GOSAT SWIR XCO2 data and the Tsukuba TCCON data
was reduced. The 3-band retrieval approach where the aerosol and cirrus
profiles were retrieved gave us the best results and the retrieved XCO2
data followed the seasonal cycle of ~8 ppm observed at Tsukuba TCCON
site. |
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