Monitoring of atmospheric composition using the thermal infrared IASI/MetOp sounder
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Libre de Bruxelles · +12 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract. Atmospheric remote sounding from satellites is an essential component of the observational strategy deployed to monitor atmospheric pollution and changing composition. The IASI nadir looking thermal infrared sounder onboard MetOp will provide 15 years of global scale observations for a series of key atmospheric species, with unprecedented spatial sampling and coverage. This paper gives an overview of the instrument's capability for measuring atmospheric composition in the perspective of chemistry and air quality. The assessment is made in terms of species, accuracy and vertical information. Global distributions are presented for CO, CH4, O3 (total and tropospheric), HNO3, NH3, and volcanic SO2. Local…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 38.10
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- 100%
- References
- 54
Authors
12- CCC. ClerbauxCorresponding
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Sorbonne Université, UPMC Health System, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux, observations spatiales
- ABA. Boynard
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, UPMC Health System, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques, Tea Research Institute, Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux, observations spatiales, Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires et Sociétés
- LCLieven Clarisse
Université Libre de Bruxelles
- MGM. George
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Sorbonne Université, UPMC Health System, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux, observations spatiales
- JHJ. Hadji-Lazaro
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Sorbonne Université, UPMC Health System, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux, observations spatiales
Topics & keywords
- Environmental science
- Atmospheric composition
- Troposphere
- Depth sounding
- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
- Atmospheric sciences
- Atmospheric sounding
- Sampling (signal processing)
- Life below water