Using Airborne In-Situ Profiles to Evaluate TCCON Data from Armstrong Flight Research CenterA Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) was deployed to the Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in Edwards, CA as a member of the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) and has now been in operation for over 3 years. The data record from AFRC will be presented as well as airborne validation profiles obtained during the NASA SEAC4RS, SARP, KORUS-AQ, and ATom missions utilizing various NASA aircraft. One of the reasons that the AFRC location was selected is due to its proximity to a highly reflective lakebed, which has proven to be difficult for accurate satellite retrievals. As such, the data from AFRC has been used for OCO-2 calibration. In order for accurate calibration of OCO-2, the validity of the TCCON measurements must be established. To this end, integrated airborne in-situ vertical profiles will be presented and compared with the TCCON FTS measurements, where good agreement has been found.
Document ID
20180008721
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Iraci, Laura T. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Hillyard, Patrick W. (Bay Area Environmental Research Inst. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Podolske, James R. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Roehl, Coleen M. (California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wunch, Debra (University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Wennberg, Paul O. (California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA, United States)
Albertson, Randal (NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)