Open AccessCO retrievals based on MOPITT near‐infrared observations
Author(s) -
Deeter M. N.,
Edwards D. P.,
Gille J. C.,
Drummond James R.
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.1029/2008jd010872
Subject(s) - radiance , troposphere , environmental science , remote sensing , satellite , thermal infrared , atmospheric sciences , infrared , daytime , meteorology , geology , physics , astronomy , optics
We report the first retrieval results of tropospheric carbon monoxide (CO) exclusively using near‐infrared (NIR) radiances in the 2.3 μ m CO overtone band observed by the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) satellite instrument. For daytime overpasses over land, such observations complement MOPITT's thermal infrared (TIR) observations in the 4.7 μ m CO fundamental band, especially for constraining the CO total column. Retrievals are performed in an optimal estimation framework in which effective radiance errors due to geophysical sources are estimated empirically. The new NIR‐based retrievals are evaluated through comparisons with both the standard TIR‐based MOPITT CO product and CO profile measurements.