Infrared limb emission measurements of aerosol in the troposphere and stratosphere

Griessbach, Sabine; Hoffmann, Lars; Spang, Reinhold; von Hobe, Marc; Müller, Rolf; Riese, Martin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4399-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4399-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4399-2016

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Articles | Volume 9, issue 9

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07 Sep 2016

Research article |

| 07 Sep 2016

Infrared limb emission measurements of aerosol in the troposphere and stratosphere

Sabine Griessbach, Lars Hoffmann, Reinhold Spang, Marc von Hobe, Rolf Müller, and Martin Riese

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Final revised paper (published on 07 Sep 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 29 Apr 2015)

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RC C1704: 'Review of Griessbach et al., ., Infrared limb emission measurements of aerosol in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere', Michael Fromm, 26 Jun 2015
- AC C1766: 'Quick reply to review 1', Sabine Grießbach, 30 Jun 2015
RC C1768: 'Review of "Infrared limb emission measurements of aerosol in the troposphere and stratosphere, Griessbach et al."', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Jun 2015
AC C5840: 'Author response to review #1 and #2', Sabine Grießbach, 29 Jun 2016

Short summary

A new method for detecting aerosol in the UTLS based on infrared limb emission measurements is presented. The method was developed using radiative transfer simulations (including scattering) and Envisat MIPAS measurements. Results are presented for volcanic ash and sulfate aerosol originating from the Grimsvötn (Iceland), Puyehue–Cordon Caulle (Chile), and Nabro (Eritrea) eruptions in 2011 and compared with AIRS volcanic ash and SO₂ measurements.