Consistency and quality assessment of the Metop-A/IASI and Metop-B/IASI operational trace gas products (O3, CO, N2O, CH4, and CO2) in the subtropical North Atlantic

García, Omaira Elena; Sepúlveda, Eliezer; Schneider, Matthias; Hase, Frank; August, Thomas; Blumenstock, Thomas; Kühl, Sven; Munro, Rosemary; Gómez-Peláez, Ángel Jesús; Hultberg, Tim; Redondas, Alberto; Barthlott, Sabine; Wiegele, Andreas; González, Yenny; Sanromá, Esther

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2315-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2315-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2315-2016

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

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

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25 May 2016

Research article |

| 25 May 2016

Consistency and quality assessment of the Metop-A/IASI and Metop-B/IASI operational trace gas products (O₃, CO, N₂O, CH₄, and CO₂) in the subtropical North Atlantic

Omaira Elena García, Eliezer Sepúlveda, Matthias Schneider, Frank Hase, Thomas August, Thomas Blumenstock, Sven Kühl, Rosemary Munro, Ángel Jesús Gómez-Peláez, Tim Hultberg, Alberto Redondas, Sabine Barthlott, Andreas Wiegele, Yenny González, and Esther Sanromá

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RC C5308: 'Review of "Consistency and quality assessment of the Metop-A/IASI and Metop-B/IASI operational trace gas products (O3, CO, N2O, CH4 and CO2) in the Subtropical North Atlantic" by Garcia O.E. et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Feb 2016
- AC C5808: 'Reply Referee#2', Omaira Garciar, 29 Apr 2016
RC C5512: 'Review of Garcia et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 22 Feb 2016
- AC C5812: 'Reply Referee#3', Omaira Garciar, 05 May 2016

Short summary

Atmospheric remote sounding from space is fundamental for investigating the processes driving climate change. However, for a correct scientific interpretation of these records a documentation of their quality is required. In this context, this paper exploits the high potential of the Izaña Atmospheric Observatory, as a ground-based reference site, to perform the first comprehensive validation of the EUMETSAT atmospheric trace gas products O₃, CH₄, N₂O, CO and CO₂ of the remote sensor IASI.