OMI total bromine monoxide (OMBRO) data product: algorithm, retrieval and measurement comparisons

Suleiman, Raid M.; Chance, Kelly; Liu, Xiong; González Abad, Gonzalo; Kurosu, Thomas P.; Hendrick, Francois; Theys, Nicolas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2067-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2067-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2067-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

Research article

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04 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 04 Apr 2019

OMI total bromine monoxide (OMBRO) data product: algorithm, retrieval and measurement comparisons

Raid M. Suleiman, Kelly Chance, Xiong Liu, Gonzalo González Abad, Thomas P. Kurosu, Francois Hendrick, and Nicolas Theys

Data sets

OMI/Aura Level 1B UV Global Geolocated Earthshine Radiances 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 M. Dobber https://doi.org/10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA1002

OMI/Aura Bromine Monoxide (BrO) Total Column 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 K. Chance https://doi.org/10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA2006

Short summary

This paper presents the retrieval algorithm for the operational OMBRO data product and shows comparisons with correlative measurements and retrieval results. We highlight the physics of the retrieval. We compare the OMBRO products with other satellite and in situ measurements of BrO and illustrate the quality of the product on a global scale. We study OMBRO enhancements in volcanic plumes and over salt lakes. We also discuss the shortcomings and future updates of the OMBRO product.