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Direct comparisons of GOMOS and SAGE III NO3 vertical profiles
1Finnish Meteorological Institute, Earth Observation, Helsinki, Finland
2Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland
3Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, Virginia, USA
Abstract. In this paper we present first global comparisons between the two unique satellite-borne data sets of NO3 vertical profiles retrieved from the GOMOS (Global Ozone Monitoring by the Occultation of Stars) stellar occultations and the SAGE III (Stratospheric Aerosols and Gas Experiment) lunar occultations. The comparison results indicate that between the altitudes 25 km and 45 km the median difference between these two data sets is within ±25%. The study of zonal median profiles shows agreement between these data sets. The agreement is at its best in tropics and slightly deviating towards the poles.
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Citation: Hakkarainen, J., Tamminen, J., Moore, J. R., and Kyrölä, E.: Direct comparisons of GOMOS and SAGE III NO3 vertical profiles, Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 5, 1497-1514, doi:10.5194/amtd-5-1497-2012, 2012. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
