Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 3871–3893, 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3871-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 3871–3893, 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3871-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 5

Research article 26 May 2021

Research article | 26 May 2021

Quantitative comparison of measured and simulated O4 absorptions for one day with extremely low aerosol load over the tropical Atlantic

Thomas Wagner et al.

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Short summary
We compare measured and simulated O4 absorptions for conditions of extremely low aerosol optical depth, for which the uncertainties related to imperfect knowledge of aerosol properties do not significantly affect the comparison results. The simulations underestimate the measurements by 15 % to 20 %. Even if no aerosols are considered, the simulated O4 absorptions are systematically lower than the measurements. Our results indicate a fundamental inconsistency between simulations and measurements.
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