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Research article
| 
26 Apr 2018
Research article |
| 26 Apr 2018
| 26 Apr 2018
Algorithm theoretical baseline for formaldehyde retrievals from S5P TROPOMI and from the QA4ECV project
Isabelle De Smedt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
Nicolas Theys
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
Huan Yu
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
Thomas Danckaert
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
Christophe Lerot
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
Steven Compernolle
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
Michel Van Roozendael
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
Andreas Richter
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen (IUP-UB), Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Andreas Hilboll
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen (IUP-UB), Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Enno Peters
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen (IUP-UB), Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Mattia Pedergnana
Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung (IMF), Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Diego Loyola
Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung (IMF), Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Steffen Beirle
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC), Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Thomas Wagner
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC), Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Henk Eskes
KNMI, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Jos van Geffen
KNMI, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Klaas Folkert Boersma
KNMI, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Wageningen University, Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Pepijn Veefkind
KNMI, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Data sets
QA4ECV HCHO tropospheric column data from OMI (Version 1.1) De Smedt, I., H. Yu, A. Richter, S. Beirle, H. Eskes, K. F. Boersma, M. Van Roozendael, J. Van Geffen, A. Lorente, and E. Peters https://doi.org/10.18758/71021031
Short summary
This paper introduces the formaldehyde (HCHO) tropospheric vertical column retrieval algorithm implemented in the TROPOMI/Sentinel-5 Precursor operational processor, and comprehensively describes its various retrieval steps. Furthermore, algorithmic improvements developed in the framework of the EU FP7-project QA4ECV are described for future updates of the processor. Detailed error estimates are discussed in the light of Copernicus user requirements and needs for validation are highlighted.
This paper introduces the formaldehyde (HCHO) tropospheric vertical column retrieval algorithm...
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