Articles | Volume 14, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4721-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4721-2021
Research article
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28 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 28 Jun 2021

Sensitivity of Aeolus HLOS winds to temperature and pressure specification in the L2B processor

Matic Šavli, Vivien Pourret, Christophe Payan, and Jean-François Mahfouf

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on amt-2021-38', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Mar 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Matic Savli, 10 May 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on amt-2021-38', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Mar 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Matic Savli, 10 May 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Matic Savli on behalf of the Authors (10 May 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (12 May 2021) by Anne Grete Straume-Lindner
AR by Matic Savli on behalf of the Authors (17 May 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (19 May 2021) by Anne Grete Straume-Lindner
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Short summary
The ESA's Aeolus satellite wind retrieval is provided through a series of processors. It depends on the temperature and pressure specification, which, however, are not measured by the satellite. The numerical weather predicted values are used instead, but these are erroneous. This article studies the sensitivity of the wind retrieval by introducing errors in temperature and pressure. This has been found to be small for Aeolus but is expected to be more crucial for future missions.