Validation of Aura MLS retrievals of temperature, water vapour and ozone
in the upper troposphere and lower–middle stratosphere over the Tibetan Plateau during boreal summer

Yan, Xiaolu; Wright, Jonathon S.; Zheng, Xiangdong; Livesey, Nathaniel J.; Vömel, Holger; Zhou, Xiuji

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3547-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3547-2016

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Study of ozone, aerosols and radiation over the Tibetan Plateau...

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3547-2016

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03 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 03 Aug 2016

Validation of Aura MLS retrievals of temperature, water vapour and ozone in the upper troposphere and lower–middle stratosphere over the Tibetan Plateau during boreal summer

Xiaolu Yan, Jonathon S. Wright, Xiangdong Zheng, Nathaniel J. Livesey, Holger Vömel, and Xiuji Zhou

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RC1: 'Comments, question, and suggestions', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to `Comments, questions, and suggestions'', Jonathon Wright, 20 Apr 2016
RC2: 'Review of Yan et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to `Review of Yan et al.'', Jonathon Wright, 21 Jun 2016

Short summary

We evaluate Aura Microwave Limb Sounder retrievals of temperature, water vapour and ozone over the eastern Tibetan Plateau against measurements from balloon-borne instruments. The newest version of the retrievals (v4) represents a slight improvement over the previous version, particularly with respect to data yields and upper tropospheric ozone. We identify several biases that did not appear in evaluations conducted elsewhere, highlighting the unique challenges of remote sensing in this region.