Updated merged SAGE-CCI-OMPS+ dataset for the evaluation of ozone trends in the stratosphere

• Published in: Atmospheric measurement techniques 2023-04, Vol.16 (7), p.1881-1899
• Main Authors: Sofieva, Viktoria F, Szelag, Monika, Tamminen, Johanna, Arosio, Carlo, Rozanov, Alexei, Weber, Mark, Degenstein, Doug, Bourassa, Adam, Zawada, Daniel, Kiefer, Michael, Laeng, Alexandra, Walker, Kaley A, Sheese, Patrick, Hubert, Daan, van Roozendael, Michel, Retscher, Christian, Damadeo, Robert, Lumpe, Jerry D
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aerosols; Air pollution; Altitude; Anomalies; Atmospheric chemistry; Atmospheric sounding; Climate change; Climatic data; Datasets; Emission measurements; Fourier transform spectrometers; Fourier transforms; Gases; Global ozone; Imaging spectrometers; Imaging systems; Imaging techniques; Infrared imaging; Infrared imaging systems; Infrared interferometers; Instruments; International Space Station; Lower stratosphere; Michelson interferometers; Occultation; Ozone; Ozone monitoring; Ozone profiles; Ozone trends; Polar environments; Polar regions; Radiation; SAGE satellite; Satellite instruments; Southern Hemisphere; Space stations; Statistical analysis; Stratosphere; Time series; Trends; Troposphere; Upper stratosphere; Upper troposphere
• ISSN: 1867-8548; 1867-1381; 1867-8548
• DOI: 10.5194/amt-16-1881-2023

In this paper, we present the updated SAGE-CCI-OMPS+ climate data record of monthly zonal mean ozone profiles. This dataset covers the stratosphere and combines measurements by nine limb and occultation satellite instruments - SAGE II (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gases Experiment II), OSIRIS (Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging System), MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding), SCIAMACHY (SCanning Imaging Spectrometer for Atmospheric CHartographY), GOMOS (Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars), ACE-FTS (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer), OMPS-LP (Ozone Monitor Profiling Suite Limb Profiler), POAM (Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement) III, and SAGE III/ISS (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gases Experiment III on the International Space Station). Compared to the original version of the SAGE-CCI-OMPS dataset (Sofieva et al., 2017b), the update includes new versions of MIPAS, ACE-FTS, and OSIRIS datasets and introduces data from additional sensors (POAM III and SAGE III/ISS) and retrieval processors (OMPS-LP).