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Volume 11, issue 5

03 May 2018

A steady-state continuous flow chamber for the study of daytime and nighttime chemistry under atmospherically relevant NO levels

Xuan Zhang, John Ortega, Yuanlong Huang, Stephen Shertz, Geoffrey S. Tyndall, and John J. Orlando

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2537–2551, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2537-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2537-2018, 2018

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03 May 2018

Detection of carbon monoxide pollution from cities and wildfires on regional and urban scales: the benefit of CO column retrievals from SCIAMACHY 2.3 µm measurements under cloudy conditions

Tobias Borsdorff, Josip Andrasec, Joost aan de Brugh, Haili Hu, Ilse Aben, and Jochen Landgraf

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2553–2565, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2553-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2553-2018, 2018

03 May 2018

Reducing representativeness and sampling errors in radio occultation–radiosonde comparisons

Shay Gilpin, Therese Rieckh, and Richard Anthes

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2567–2582, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2567-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2567-2018, 2018

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03 May 2018

| Highlight paper

Vertical wind velocity measurements using a five-hole probe with remotely piloted aircraft to study aerosol–cloud interactions

Radiance Calmer, Gregory C. Roberts, Jana Preissler, Kevin J. Sanchez, Solène Derrien, and Colin O'Dowd

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2583–2599, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2583-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2583-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

Integrating uncertainty propagation in GNSS radio occultation retrieval: from excess phase to atmospheric bending angle profiles

Jakob Schwarz, Gottfried Kirchengast, and Marc Schwaerz

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2601–2631, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2601-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2601-2018, 2018

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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

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2633–2651, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2633-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2633-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

How well can global chemistry models calculate the reactivity of short-lived greenhouse gases in the remote troposphere, knowing the chemical composition

Michael J. Prather, Clare M. Flynn, Xin Zhu, Stephen D. Steenrod, Sarah A. Strode, Arlene M. Fiore, Gustavo Correa, Lee T. Murray, and Jean-Francois Lamarque

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2653–2668, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2653-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2653-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

Mid-IR spectrometer for mobile, real-time urban NO₂ measurements

P. Morten Hundt, Michael Müller, Markus Mangold, Béla Tuzson, Philipp Scheidegger, Herbert Looser, Christoph Hüglin, and Lukas Emmenegger

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2669–2681, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2669-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2669-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

A UAV-based active AirCore system for measurements of greenhouse gases

Truls Andersen, Bert Scheeren, Wouter Peters, and Huilin Chen

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2683–2699, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2683-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2683-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

Impact of the ozone monitoring instrument row anomaly on the long-term record of aerosol products

Omar Torres, Pawan K. Bhartia, Hiren Jethva, and Changwoo Ahn

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2701–2715, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2701-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2701-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

Instantaneous variance scaling of AIRS thermodynamic profiles using a circular area Monte Carlo approach

Jesse Dorrestijn, Brian H. Kahn, João Teixeira, and Fredrick W. Irion

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2717–2733, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2717-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2717-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

Calibration of Raman lidar water vapor profiles by means of AERONET photometer observations and GDAS meteorological data

Guangyao Dai, Dietrich Althausen, Julian Hofer, Ronny Engelmann, Patric Seifert, Johannes Bühl, Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri, Songhua Wu, and Albert Ansmann

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2735–2748, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2735-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2735-2018, 2018

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14 May 2018

Characterization of a catalyst-based conversion technique to measure total particulate nitrogen and organic carbon and comparison to a particle mass measurement instrument

Chelsea E. Stockwell, Agnieszka Kupc, Bartłomiej Witkowski, Ranajit K. Talukdar, Yong Liu, Vanessa Selimovic, Kyle J. Zarzana, Kanako Sekimoto, Carsten Warneke, Rebecca A. Washenfelder, Robert J. Yokelson, Ann M. Middlebrook, and James M. Roberts

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2749–2768, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2749-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2749-2018, 2018

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14 May 2018

GOME-2A retrievals of tropospheric NO₂ in different spectral ranges – influence of penetration depth

Lisa K. Behrens, Andreas Hilboll, Andreas Richter, Enno Peters, Henk Eskes, and John P. Burrows

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2769–2795, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2769-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2769-2018, 2018

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14 May 2018

Intra-pixel variability in satellite tropospheric NO₂ column densities derived from simultaneous space-borne and airborne observations over the South African Highveld

Stephen Broccardo, Klaus-Peter Heue, David Walter, Christian Meyer, Alexander Kokhanovsky, Ronald van der A, Stuart Piketh, Kristy Langerman, and Ulrich Platt

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2797–2819, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2797-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2797-2018, 2018

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14 May 2018

Folded tubular photometer for atmospheric measurements of NO₂ and NO

John W. Birks, Peter C. Andersen, Craig J. Williford, Andrew A. Turnipseed, Stanley E. Strunk, Christine A. Ennis, and Erick Mattson

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2821–2835, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2821-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2821-2018, 2018

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16 May 2018

Validation of ozone profile retrievals derived from the OMPS LP version 2.5 algorithm against correlative satellite measurements

Natalya A. Kramarova, Pawan K. Bhartia, Glen Jaross, Leslie Moy, Philippe Xu, Zhong Chen, Matthew DeLand, Lucien Froidevaux, Nathaniel Livesey, Douglas Degenstein, Adam Bourassa, Kaley A. Walker, and Patrick Sheese

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2837–2861, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2837-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2837-2018, 2018

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17 May 2018

Preliminary verification for application of a support vector machine-based cloud detection method to GOSAT-2 CAI-2

Yu Oishi, Haruma Ishida, Takashi Y. Nakajima, Ryosuke Nakamura, and Tsuneo Matsunaga

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2863–2878, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2863-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2863-2018, 2018

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17 May 2018

The influence of instrumental line shape degradation on NDACC gas retrievals: total column and profile

Youwen Sun, Mathias Palm, Cheng Liu, Frank Hase, David Griffith, Christine Weinzierl, Christof Petri, Wei Wang, and Justus Notholt

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2879–2896, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2879-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2879-2018, 2018

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17 May 2018

Vertical profiles of aerosol mass concentration derived by unmanned airborne in situ and remote sensing instruments during dust events

Dimitra Mamali, Eleni Marinou, Jean Sciare, Michael Pikridas, Panagiotis Kokkalis, Michael Kottas, Ioannis Binietoglou, Alexandra Tsekeri, Christos Keleshis, Ronny Engelmann, Holger Baars, Albert Ansmann, Vassilis Amiridis, Herman Russchenberg, and George Biskos

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2897–2910, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2897-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2897-2018, 2018

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18 May 2018

Comparison of dust-layer heights from active and passive satellite sensors

Arve Kylling, Sophie Vandenbussche, Virginie Capelle, Juan Cuesta, Lars Klüser, Luca Lelli, Thomas Popp, Kerstin Stebel, and Pepijn Veefkind

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2911–2936, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2911-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2911-2018, 2018

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18 May 2018

Derivation of gravity wave intrinsic parameters and vertical wavelength using a single scanning OH(3-1) airglow spectrometer

Sabine Wüst, Thomas Offenwanger, Carsten Schmidt, Michael Bittner, Christoph Jacobi, Gunter Stober, Jeng-Hwa Yee, Martin G. Mlynczak, and James M. Russell III

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2937–2947, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2937-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2937-2018, 2018

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18 May 2018

Comparison of total water vapour content in the Arctic derived from GNSS, AIRS, MODIS and SCIAMACHY

Dunya Alraddawi, Alain Sarkissian, Philippe Keckhut, Olivier Bock, Stefan Noël, Slimane Bekki, Abdenour Irbah, Mustapha Meftah, and Chantal Claud

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2949–2965, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2949-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2949-2018, 2018

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18 May 2018

A novel method for calculating ambient aerosol liquid water content based on measurements of a humidified nephelometer system

Ye Kuang, Chun Sheng Zhao, Gang Zhao, Jiang Chuan Tao, Wanyun Xu, Nan Ma, and Yu Xuan Bian

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2967–2982, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2967-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2967-2018, 2018

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22 May 2018

Assessing snow extent data sets over North America to inform and improve trace gas retrievals from solar backscatter

Matthew J. Cooper, Randall V. Martin, Alexei I. Lyapustin, and Chris A. McLinden

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2983–2994, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2983-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2983-2018, 2018

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22 May 2018

Exploring the applicability and limitations of selected optical scattering instruments for PM mass measurement

Jie Zhang, Joseph P. Marto, and James J. Schwab

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2995–3005, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2995-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2995-2018, 2018

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22 May 2018

Use of the Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) as a pre-filter for ice nucleation measurements: effect of particle mixing state and determination of SP2 conditions to fully vaporize refractory black carbon

Gregory P. Schill, Paul J. DeMott, Ezra J. T. Levin, and Sonia M. Kreidenweis

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3007–3020, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3007-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3007-2018, 2018

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24 May 2018

Is it feasible to estimate radiosonde biases from interlaced measurements?

Stefanie Kremser, Jordis S. Tradowsky, Henning W. Rust, and Greg E. Bodeker

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3021–3029, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3021-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3021-2018, 2018

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29 May 2018

Characteristics of aerosol vertical profiles in Tsukuba, Japan, and their impacts on the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer

Rei Kudo, Toshinori Aoyagi, and Tomoaki Nishizawa

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3031–3046, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3031-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3031-2018, 2018

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29 May 2018

Mapping and quantifying isomer sets of hydrocarbons ( ≥ C₁₂) in diesel exhaust, lubricating oil and diesel fuel samples using GC × GC-ToF-MS

Mohammed S. Alam, Soheil Zeraati-Rezaei, Zhirong Liang, Christopher Stark, Hongming Xu, A. Rob MacKenzie, and Roy M. Harrison

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3047–3058, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3047-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3047-2018, 2018

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30 May 2018

Snowfall retrieval at X, Ka and W bands: consistency of backscattering and microphysical properties using BAECC ground-based measurements

Marta Tecla Falconi, Annakaisa von Lerber, Davide Ori, Frank Silvio Marzano, and Dmitri Moisseev

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3059–3079, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3059-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3059-2018, 2018

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30 May 2018

Identification of organic hydroperoxides and peroxy acids using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization–tandem mass spectrometry (APCI-MS/MS): application to secondary organic aerosol

Shouming Zhou, Jean C. Rivera-Rios, Frank N. Keutsch, and Jonathan P. D. Abbatt

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3081–3089, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3081-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3081-2018, 2018

30 May 2018

Evaluating tropospheric humidity from GPS radio occultation, radiosonde, and AIRS from high-resolution time series

Therese Rieckh, Richard Anthes, William Randel, Shu-Peng Ho, and Ulrich Foelsche

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3091–3109, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3091-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3091-2018, 2018

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30 May 2018

Carbon dioxide retrieval from OCO-2 satellite observations using the RemoTeC algorithm and validation with TCCON measurements

Lianghai Wu, Otto Hasekamp, Haili Hu, Jochen Landgraf, Andre Butz, Joost aan de Brugh, Ilse Aben, Dave F. Pollard, David W. T. Griffith, Dietrich G. Feist, Dmitry Koshelev, Frank Hase, Geoffrey C. Toon, Hirofumi Ohyama, Isamu Morino, Justus Notholt, Kei Shiomi, Laura Iraci, Matthias Schneider, Martine de Mazière, Ralf Sussmann, Rigel Kivi, Thorsten Warneke, Tae-Young Goo, and Yao Té

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3111–3130, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3111-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3111-2018, 2018

31 May 2018

Effects of temporal averaging on short-term irradiance variability under mixed sky conditions

Gerald M. Lohmann and Adam H. Monahan

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3131–3144, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3131-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3131-2018, 2018

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31 May 2018

Validation of MODIS 3 km land aerosol optical depth from NASA's EOS Terra and Aqua missions

Pawan Gupta, Lorraine A. Remer, Robert C. Levy, and Shana Mattoo

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3145–3159, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3145-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3145-2018, 2018

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01 Jun 2018

Three-dimensional tomographic reconstruction of atmospheric gravity waves in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT)

Rui Song, Martin Kaufmann, Manfred Ern, Jörn Ungermann, Guang Liu, and Martin Riese

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3161–3175, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3161-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3161-2018, 2018

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01 Jun 2018

Neural network cloud top pressure and height for MODIS

Nina Håkansson, Claudia Adok, Anke Thoss, Ronald Scheirer, and Sara Hörnquist

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3177–3196, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3177-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3177-2018, 2018

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