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Early Validation Analyses of Atmospheric Profiles from EOS MLS on the Aura SatelliteWe present results of early validation studies using retrieved atmospheric profiles from the Earth Observing System Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) instrument on the Aura satellite. 'Global' results are presented for MLS measurements of atmospheric temperature, ozone, water vapor, hydrogen chloride, nitrous oxide, nitric acid, and carbon monoxide, with a focus on the January-March 2005 time period. These global comparisons are made using long-standing global satellites and meteorological datasets, as well as some measurements from more recently launched satellites. Comparisons of MLS data with measurements from the Ft. Sumner, NM, September 2004 balloon flights are also presented. Overall, good agreeement is obtained, often within 5% to 10%, but we point out certain issues to resolve and some larger systematic differences; some artifacts in the first publicly released MLS (version 1.5) dataset are noted.We comment briefly on future plans for validation and software improvements.
Document ID
20080045910
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Froidevaux, Lucien
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Livesey, Nathaniel J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Read, William G.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jiang, Yibo B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jimenez, Carlos
(Edinburgh Univ. United Kingdom)
Filipiak, Mark J.
(Edinburgh Univ. United Kingdom)
Schwartz, Michael J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Santee, Michelle L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Pumphrey, Hugh C.
(Edinburgh Univ. United Kingdom)
Jiang, Jonathan H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wu, Dong L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Manney, Gloria L.
(New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM, United States)
Drouin, Brian J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Waters, Joe W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Fetzer, Eric J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bernath, Peter F.
(Waterloo Univ. Ontario, Canada)
Boone, Chris D.
(Waterloo Univ. Ontario, Canada)
Walker, Kaley A.
(Waterloo Univ. Ontario, Canada)
Jucks, Kenneth W.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Geoffrey, C. Toon
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Margitan, James J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Sen, Bhaswar
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Webster, Christopher R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Christensen, Lance E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Elkins, James W.
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
May 5, 2006
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Volume: 44
Issue: 5
ISSN: 0196-2892
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Atmospheric retrievals
data validation

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