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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-4277-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-4277-2020
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Research article
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Research article |
| 14 Aug 2020
| 14 Aug 2020
Three-dimensional radiative transfer effects on airborne and ground-based trace gas remote sensing
Marc Schwaerzel
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Environmental Remote Sensing Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Claudia Emde
Meteorological Institute, Ludwig Maximillian University,
Munich, Germany
Dominik Brunner
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Randulph Morales
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Thomas Wagner
Satellite Remote Sensing Group, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Alexis Berne
Environmental Remote Sensing Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Brigitte Buchmann
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Short summary
Horizontal homogeneity is often assumed for trace gases remote sensing, although it is not valid where trace gas concentrations have high spatial variability, e.g., in cities. We show the importance of 3D effects for MAX-DOAS and airborne imaging spectrometers using 3D-box air mass factors implemented in the MYSTIC radiative transfer solver. In both cases, 3D information is invaluable for interpreting the measurements, as not considering 3D effects can lead to misinterpretation of measurements.
Horizontal homogeneity is often assumed for trace gases remote sensing, although it is not valid...
