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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2417-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2417-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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10 Jun 2015
Research article |
| 10 Jun 2015
Tropospheric nitrogen dioxide column retrieval from ground-based zenith–sky DOAS observations
F. Tack
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
BIRA-IASB, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
F. Hendrick
BIRA-IASB, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
F. Goutail
LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, Guyancourt, France
C. Fayt
BIRA-IASB, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
A. Merlaud
BIRA-IASB, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
G. Pinardi
BIRA-IASB, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
C. Hermans
BIRA-IASB, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
J.-P. Pommereau
LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, Guyancourt, France
M. Van Roozendael
BIRA-IASB, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
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Short summary
An algorithm is presented for retrieving tropospheric NO2 vertical column densities from ground-based zenith-sky (ZS) measurements of scattered sunlight. The different steps are fully characterized and recommendations are given for each of them. The retrieval algorithm is applied on a 2-month ZS data set acquired during the CINDI campaign and on a 2-year data set acquired at the OHP NDACC station. The error budget assessment indicates that the overall error on the column values is less than 28%.
An algorithm is presented for retrieving tropospheric NO2 vertical column densities from...
