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Next generation aura-omi so2 retrieval algorithm: introduction and implementation status
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Bhartia, Pawan K. Krotkov, Nickolay A. Joiner, Joanna Li, Can |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | We introduce our next generation algorithm to retrieve SO2 using radiance measurements from the Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI). We employ a principal component analysis technique to analyze OMI radiance spectral in 310.5-340 nm acquired over regions with no significant SO2. The resulting principal components (PCs) capture radiance variability caused by both physical processes (e.g., Rayleigh and Raman scattering, and ozone absorption) and measurement artifacts, enabling us to account for these various interferences in SO2 retrievals. By fitting these PCs along with SO2 Jacobians calculated with a radiative transfer model to OMI-measured radiance spectra, we directly estimate SO2 vertical column density in one step. As compared with the previous generation operational OMSO2 PBL (Planetary Boundary Layer) SO2 product, our new algorithm greatly reduces unphysical biases and decreases the noise by a factor of two, providing greater sensitivity to anthropogenic emissions. The new algorithm is fast, eliminates the need for instrument-specific radiance correction schemes, and can be easily adapted to other sensors. These attributes make it a promising technique for producing long-term, consistent SO2 records for air quality and climate research. We have operationally implemented this new algorithm on OMI SIPS for producing the new generation standard OMI SO2 products. |
| File Size | 260853 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20140017841 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t02z67d2k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-09-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sulfur Dioxide Algorithm Omi Aura Absorption Spectroscopy Raman Spectra Rayleigh Scattering Climate Algorithms Radiance Principal Components Analysis Ozone Air Quality Radiative Transfer Sulfur Dioxides Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |
