The accuracy of SAGE III: comparing limb scattering measurements

Author

Lee, Kristie V. ; Loughman, Robert

Author_Institution

Center for Atmos. Sci., Hampton Univ., VA

Volume

7

fYear

2004

fDate

20-24 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

4363

Abstract

Our intent is to compare the SAGE III limb scattering (LS) data to other instruments measuring similar ozone profiles. Comparisons made show an agreement in the mean ozone profile between SAGE III and OSIRIS LS measurements. Similar comparisons show an agreement between SAGE III and SOLSE/LORE data. Both comparisons show an accuracy and precision of relatively ten percent. The quality and accuracy of the SAGE III LS measurements can be assessed after the additional data becomes available

Keywords

aerosols; atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric optics; atmospheric radiation; atmospheric techniques; light scattering; ozone; stratosphere; O₃; OSIRIS LS measurement; Optical and Infrared Imager System; SAGE III LS data; SOLSE-LORE data; Shuttle Ozone Limb Scattering Experiment-Limb Ozone Retrieval Experiment; Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment; limb scattering measurement; ozone profiles; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Backscatter; Extraterrestrial measurements; Infrared spectra; Instruments; Light scattering; Particle scattering; Spectroscopy; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Anchorage, AK

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8742-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1370115

Filename

1370115