Articles | Volume 11, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2633-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2633-2018
Research article
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04 May 2018
Research article |  | 04 May 2018

The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Limb Profiler (LP) Version 1 aerosol extinction retrieval algorithm: theoretical basis

Robert Loughman, Pawan K. Bhartia, Zhong Chen, Philippe Xu, Ernest Nyaku, and Ghassan Taha

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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 Jan 2018) by Christian von Savigny
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AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (17 Jan 2018)  Author's response
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Feb 2018) by Christian von Savigny
AR by Robert Loughman on behalf of the Authors (02 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (16 Mar 2018) by Christian von Savigny
AR by Robert Loughman on behalf of the Authors (26 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Limb Profiler (LP) Version 1 algorithm retrieves aerosol extinction profiles at 675 nm by iteration, based on comparisons between the measured and calculated radiance profiles (assuming an aerosol size distribution). The most significant error source is uncertainty about the aerosol phase function. Horizontal variations in aerosol extinction may also limit the quality of the retrieved aerosol extinction profiles.