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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3467-2024
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Research article
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05 Jun 2024
Research article |
| 05 Jun 2024
| 05 Jun 2024
Using a portable FTIR spectrometer to evaluate the consistency of Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) measurements on a global scale: the Collaborative Carbon Column Observing Network (COCCON) travel standard
Benedikt Herkommer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Carlos Alberti
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Paolo Castracane
European Space Agency Centre for Earth Observation (ESA/ESRIN), Frascati, Italy
Environmental Sensing and Modeling, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Angelika Dehn
European Space Agency Centre for Earth Observation (ESA/ESRIN), Frascati, Italy
Florian Dietrich
Environmental Sensing and Modeling, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Nicholas M. Deutscher
Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Matthias Max Frey
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan
Jochen Groß
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Lawson Gillespie
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Frank Hase
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Isamu Morino
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan
Nasrin Mostafavi Pak
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
now at: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Brittany Walker
Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Debra Wunch
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Short summary
The Total Carbon Column Observing Network is a network of ground-based Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers used mainly for satellite validation. To ensure the highest-quality validation data, the network needs to be highly consistent. This is a major challenge, which so far is solved by site comparisons with airborne in situ measurements. In this work, we describe the use of a portable FTIR spectrometer as a travel standard for evaluating the consistency of TCCON sites.
The Total Carbon Column Observing Network is a network of ground-based Fourier transform...
