Precision requirements for space‐based data
Author(s) -
Miller C. E.,
Crisp D.,
DeCola P. L.,
Olsen S. C.,
Randerson J. T.,
Michalak A. M.,
Alkhaled A.,
Rayner P.,
Jacob D. J.,
Suntharalingam P.,
Jones D. B. A.,
Denning A. S.,
Nicholls M. E.,
Doney S. C.,
Pawson S.,
Boesch H.,
Connor B. J.,
Fung I. Y.,
O'Brien D.,
Salawitch R. J.,
Sander S. P.,
Sen B.,
Tans P.,
Toon G. C.,
Wennberg P. O.,
Wofsy S. C.,
Yung Y. L.,
Law R. M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2006jd007659
Subject(s) - sampling (signal processing) , inversion (geology) , remote sensing , fidelity , observatory , environmental science , flux (metallurgy) , computer science , physics , geology , materials science , astrophysics , paleontology , telecommunications , filter (signal processing) , structural basin , metallurgy , computer vision
Precision requirements are determined for space‐based column‐averaged CO 2 dry air mole fraction data. These requirements result from an assessment of spatial and temporal gradients in the relationship between precision and surface CO 2 flux uncertainties inferred from inversions of the data, and the effects of biases on the fidelity of CO 2 flux inversions. Observational system simulation experiments and synthesis inversion modeling demonstrate that the Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission design and sampling strategy provide the means to achieve these data precision requirements.
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