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Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-793-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-793-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
Research article
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03 Feb 2026
Research article |  | 03 Feb 2026

Mapping stratospheric nitric acid (HNO3) patterns in the extratropics with nadir-viewing infrared sounders – a retrieval perspective

Nadia Smith, Michelle L. Santee, and Christopher D. Barnet

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Once Aura is decommissioned, the multi-decadal microwave limb sounder (MLS) record of stratospheric HNO3 will end. This paper presents the retrieval of stratospheric HNO3 from nadir infrared sounders. We demonstrate the retrieval of stratospheric HNO3, independent of tropospheric signal and noise, that broadly reflects the variation captured by MLS. This novel retrieval approach improves upon the status quo and lays the foundation for validation studies and product roll-out in future.
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