OPAL: Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change ozone profiler assessment at Lauder, New Zealand 2. Intercomparison of revised results | Zendy

McDermid I. S. | Zendy; Bergwerff J. B. | Zendy; Bodeker G. | Zendy; Boyd I. S. | Zendy; Brinksma E. J. | Zendy; Connor B. J. | Zendy; Farmer R. | Zendy; Gross M. R. | Zendy; Kimvilakani P. | Zendy; Matthews W. A. | Zendy; McGee T. J. | Zendy; Ormel F. T. | Zendy; Parrish A. | Zendy; Singh U. | Zendy; Swart D. P. J. | Zendy; Tsou J. J. | Zendy

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OPAL: Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change ozone profiler assessment at Lauder, New Zealand 2. Intercomparison of revised results

Author(s) -

McDermid I. S.,

Bergwerff J. B.,

Bodeker G.,

Boyd I. S.,

Brinksma E. J.,

Connor B. J.,

Farmer R.,

Gross M. R.,

Kimvilakani P.,

Matthews W. A.,

McGee T. J.,

Ormel F. T.,

Parrish A.,

Singh U.,

Swart D. P. J.,

Tsou J. J.

Publication year - 1998

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 - 10.1029/98jd02707

Subject(s) - environmental science , altitude (triangle) , microwave radiometer , microwave , radiometer , meteorology , remote sensing , lidar , ozone , ozone layer , wind profiler , atmospheric sciences , radar , telecommunications , geography , physics , computer science , mathematics , geometry

Following a blind intercomparison of ozone profiling instruments in the Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change at Lauder, New Zealand, revisions to the analyses were made resulting in a new data set. This paper compares the revised results from two differential absorption lidars (RIVM and GSFC), a microwave radiometer (Millitech/LaRC), and electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) balloon sondes (NIWA). In general, the results are substantially improved compared to the earlier blind intercomparison. The level of agreement was similar both for single profiles and for the campaign average profile and was approximately 5% for the lidars and the sondes over the altitude range from 15 to 42 km (32 km for sondes). The revised microwave data show a bias of 5–10% high in the region from 22 to 42 km. Starting at 42 km, the lidar errors increase significantly, and comparisons of the microwave results were not possible above this altitude.

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