Articles | Volume 13, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-1633-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-1633-2020
Research article
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02 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 02 Apr 2020

Comparison of GTO-ECV and adjusted MERRA-2 total ozone columns from the last 2 decades and assessment of interannual variability

Melanie Coldewey-Egbers, Diego G. Loyola, Gordon Labow, and Stacey M. Frith

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ED: Publish as is (17 Feb 2020) by Alexander Kokhanovsky

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AA by Melanie Coldewey-Egbers on behalf of the Authors (31 Mar 2020)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (31 Mar 2020) by Alexander Kokhanovsky
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Short summary
We compare total ozone columns from the satellite-based GOME-type Total Ozone Essential Climate Variable record and the adjusted Modern Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications version 2 reanalysis during their overlap period from 1995 to 2018. Ozone columns and anomalies show a very good agreement in terms of spatial and temporal patterns. In the tropics the interannual variability is assessed by means of an EOF analysis and both data records show a remarkable consistency.