Intercomparison of MAX-DOAS vertical profile retrieval algorithms: studies using synthetic data

Frieß, Udo; Beirle, Steffen; Alvarado Bonilla, Leonardo; Bösch, Tim; Friedrich, Martina M.; Hendrick, François; Piters, Ankie; Richter, Andreas; van Roozendael, Michel; Rozanov, Vladimir V.; Spinei, Elena; Tirpitz, Jan-Lukas; Vlemmix, Tim; Wagner, Thomas; Wang, Yang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2155-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2155-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2155-2019

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

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

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10 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 10 Apr 2019

Intercomparison of MAX-DOAS vertical profile retrieval algorithms: studies using synthetic data

Udo Frieß, Steffen Beirle, Leonardo Alvarado Bonilla, Tim Bösch, Martina M. Friedrich, François Hendrick, Ankie Piters, Andreas Richter, Michel van Roozendael, Vladimir V. Rozanov, Elena Spinei, Jan-Lukas Tirpitz, Tim Vlemmix, Thomas Wagner, and Yang Wang

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SC1: 'A strangely familiar idea', Johannes Zielcke, 02 Jan 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to interactive comment by Johannes Zielcke', Udo Friess, 21 Jan 2019
RC1: 'An extensive assessment of MAX-DOAS accuracy', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Jan 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to Referee 1', Udo Friess, 22 Mar 2019
RC2: 'Review of Intercomparison of MAX-DOAS Vertical Profile Retrieval Algorithms', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Feb 2019
- AC3: 'Reply to Referee 2', Udo Friess, 22 Mar 2019
RC3: 'Review of Frieß et al., Intercomparison of MAX-DOAS vertical profile retrieval algorithms: Studies using synthetic data', Anonymous Referee #3, 16 Feb 2019
- AC4: 'Reply to Referee 3', Udo Friess, 22 Mar 2019

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AR by Udo Friess on behalf of the Authors (22 Mar 2019) Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (26 Mar 2019) by Andreas Hofzumahaus

AR by Udo Friess on behalf of the Authors (26 Mar 2019)

Short summary

Multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) is a widely used measurement technique for the detection of a variety of atmospheric trace gases. It enables the retrieval of aerosol and trace gas vertical profiles in the atmospheric boundary layer using appropriate retrieval algorithms. In this study, the ability of eight profile retrieval algorithms to reconstruct vertical profiles is assessed on the basis of synthetic measurements.