Methane cross-validation between three Fourier transform  spectrometers:  SCISAT ACE-FTS, GOSAT TANSO-FTS, and ground-based FTS measurements in the Canadian high Arctic

Holl, Gerrit; Walker, Kaley A.; Conway, Stephanie; Saitoh, Naoko; Boone, Chris D.; Strong, Kimberly; Drummond, James R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1961-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1961-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1961-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

Research article

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03 May 2016

Research article |

| 03 May 2016

Methane cross-validation between three Fourier transform spectrometers: SCISAT ACE-FTS, GOSAT TANSO-FTS, and ground-based FTS measurements in the Canadian high Arctic

Gerrit Holl, Kaley A. Walker, Stephanie Conway, Naoko Saitoh, Chris D. Boone, Kimberly Strong, and James R. Drummond

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RC C4794: 'Review of paper by G. Holl et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Jan 2016
RC C4859: 'Review of Holl et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Jan 2016
AC C5603: 'Author response to comments from anonymous reviewer \#1', Kaley Walker, 08 Mar 2016
AC C5614: 'Author response to comments from anonymous reviewer \#2', Kaley Walker, 08 Mar 2016

Short summary

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and we need to measure it globally with satellite instruments. We compare measurements from two satellites with measurements from the ground in Eureka, Nunavut, Canada to assess their different strengths and weaknesses. The differences between measurements are discussed and assessed considering the details of each measurement technique and processing. Recommendations are provided for utilization of these data sets for monitoring methane in the high Arctic.