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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-481-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-481-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
22 Jan 2021
Research article |
| 22 Jan 2021
| 22 Jan 2021
Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI NO2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks
Tijl Verhoelst
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Steven Compernolle
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Gaia Pinardi
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Jean-Christopher Lambert
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Henk J. Eskes
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
Kai-Uwe Eichmann
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Ann Mari Fjæraa
Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning (NILU), Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller, Norway
José Granville
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Sander Niemeijer
Science & Technology Corporation (S&T), Delft, the Netherlands
Alexander Cede
Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA/GSFC), Greenbelt, MD, USA
LuftBlick, Kreith, Austria
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Martin Tiefengraber
LuftBlick, Kreith, Austria
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
François Hendrick
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
Andrea Pazmiño
Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay/Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Guyancourt, France
Alkiviadis Bais
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
Ariane Bazureau
Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay/Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Guyancourt, France
K. Folkert Boersma
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
Meteorology and Air Quality group, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
Kristof Bognar
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada
Angelika Dehn
European Space Agency/Centre for Earth Observation (ESA/ESRIN), Frascati, Italy
Sebastian Donner
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (MPI-C), Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Aleksandr Elokhov
A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
Manuel Gebetsberger
LuftBlick, Kreith, Austria
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Florence Goutail
Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay/Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Guyancourt, France
Michel Grutter de la Mora
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Aleksandr Gruzdev
A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
Myrto Gratsea
National Observatory of Athens, Lofos Nymphon – Thissio, P.O. Box 20048 – 11810, Athens, Greece
Georg H. Hansen
Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning (NILU), P.O. Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
Hitoshi Irie
Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University (Chiba U), Chiba, Japan
Nis Jepsen
Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Lyngbyvej 100, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Yugo Kanaya
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan
Dimitris Karagkiozidis
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
Rigel Kivi
Space and Earth Observation Centre, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Tähteläntie 62, 99600 Sodankylä, Finland
Karin Kreher
BK Scientific GmbH, Astheimerweg 42, 55130 Mainz, Germany
Pieternel F. Levelt
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
University of Technology Delft, Mekelweg 5, 2628 CD Delft, the Netherlands
Cheng Liu
Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
Moritz Müller
LuftBlick, Kreith, Austria
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Monica Navarro Comas
Atmospheric Research and Instrumentation, National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Madrid, 28850, Spain
Ankie J. M. Piters
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
Jean-Pierre Pommereau
Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay/Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Guyancourt, France
Thierry Portafaix
Laboratoire de l'Atmosphère et des Cyclones (LACy), Université de La Réunion, Saint-Denis, France
Cristina Prados-Roman
Atmospheric Research and Instrumentation, National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Madrid, 28850, Spain
Olga Puentedura
Atmospheric Research and Instrumentation, National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Madrid, 28850, Spain
Richard Querel
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Private Bag 50061, Omakau, Central Otago, New Zealand
Julia Remmers
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (MPI-C), Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Andreas Richter
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
John Rimmer
University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Claudia Rivera Cárdenas
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Lidia Saavedra de Miguel
European Space Agency/Centre for Earth Observation (ESA/ESRIN), Frascati, Italy
Valery P. Sinyakov
Kyrgyz National University of Jusup Balasagyn (KNU), 547 Frunze Str., Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Wolfgang Stremme
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Kimberly Strong
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada
Michel Van Roozendael
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle, Belgium
J. Pepijn Veefkind
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
Thomas Wagner
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada
Folkard Wittrock
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Margarita Yela González
BK Scientific GmbH, Astheimerweg 42, 55130 Mainz, Germany
Claus Zehner
Meteorology and Air Quality group, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Short summary
This paper reports on the ground-based validation of the NO2 data produced operationally by the TROPOMI instrument on board the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite. Tropospheric, stratospheric, and total NO2 columns are compared to measurements collected from MAX-DOAS, ZSL-DOAS, and PGN/Pandora instruments respectively. The products are found to satisfy mission requirements in general, though negative mean differences are found at sites with high pollution levels. Potential causes are discussed.
This paper reports on the ground-based validation of the NO2 data produced operationally by the...
