Validation of MIPAS satellite measurements of HNO3 using comparison of rotational and vibrational spectroscopy

Year: 2006

Authors: Mencaraglia F., Bianchini G., Boscaleri A., Carli B., Ceccherini S., Raspollini P., Perrin A., Flaud J.-M.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto de Fisica Applicata Carrara, Via Panciatichi 64, I-50127 Firenze, Italy; Laboratoire Inter-Universitaire des Systèmes Atmospheriques (LISA), CNRS, Université 7 and 12, 61 avenue du Géneral de Gaulle, F-94010 Crèteil Cedex, France

Abstract: HNO3 profiles measured by the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) instrument operating on the Envisat satellite are validated with balloon measurements. An agreement of ±5% is obtained. The two measurements observe HNO3 features in different spectral regions (vibration spectra in the middle infrared and rotation spectra in the far infrared, respectively) and the agreement is obtained after that significant upgradings are made to the spectroscopic database. A stringent test of our understanding of HN03 spectroscopy for remote sensing measurements is obtained. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union.

Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

Volume: 111 (D19)      Pages from: D19305-1  to: D19305-8

KeyWords: Atmospheric composition; Atmospheric spectra; Meteorological balloons; Michelson interferometers; Remote sensing; Vibrational spectroscopy; Weather satellites, balloon observation; database; Envisat-1; interferometer; model validation; nitric acid; remote sensing; spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006099

Citations: 19
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