Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 19
Articles | Volume 15, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-5743-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-5743-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 19
Research article
 | 
12 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 12 Oct 2022

Impact of 3D cloud structures on the atmospheric trace gas products from UV–Vis sounders – Part 2: Impact on NO2 retrieval and mitigation strategies

Huan Yu, Claudia Emde, Arve Kylling, Ben Veihelmann, Bernhard Mayer, Kerstin Stebel, and Michel Van Roozendael

Data sets

S5P Copernicus Open Access Hub https://s5phub.copernicus.eu/

Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) NOAA https://www.avl.class.noaa.gov

Model code and software

QDOAS T. Danckaert, C. Fayt, M. Van Roozendael, I. De Smedt, V. Letocart, A. Merlaud, and G. Pinardi https://uv-vis.aeronomie.be/software/QDOAS/

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Short summary
In this study, we have investigated the impact of 3D clouds on the tropospheric NO2 retrieval from UV–visible sensors. We applied standard NO2 retrieval methods including cloud corrections to synthetic data generated by the 3D radiative transfer model. A sensitivity study was done for synthetic data, and dependencies on various parameters were investigated. Possible mitigation strategies were investigated and compared based on 3D simulations and observed data.
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