Validation of MIPAS-ENVISAT by Correlative Measurements of MIPAS-STR
Abstract
We report on the validation of profiles from the MIPAS-Envisat on-line processor of ESA version 4.61 with correlative measurements derived from MIPASSTR onboard the high-altitude aircraft M55-Geophysica. The validation is made for the July 22, 2002, orbit 2051 in the region of the campaign base in Forlí, Italy [1] and for several orbits in February / March 2003 around Kiruna, northern Sweden. This paper includes a careful comparison of the MIPASSTR data with O3 sondes and with in-situ measurements from the Geophysica obtained during ascent, descent and occasional dives. To obtain accurate N2O and CH4 profiles close to the MIPAS-Envisat tangent points we used the MIPAS-STR measurements of CFC-11 and CFC-12 and correlations [2] obtained by the HAGAR instrument.
- Publication:
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Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-2)
- Pub Date:
- August 2004
- Bibcode:
- 2004ESASP.562E..47K