Comparisons of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 X.sub.CO.sub.2 measurements with TCCON

NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) has been measuring carbon dioxide column-averaged dry-air mole fraction, X.sub.CO.sub.2, in the Earth's atmosphere for over 2 years. In this paper, we describe the comparisons between the first major release of the OCO-2 retrieval algorithm (B7...

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Published in:Atmospheric measurement techniques 2017-06, Vol.10 (6), p.2209
Main Authors: Wunch, Debra, Wennberg, Paul O, Osterman, Gregory, Fisher, Brendan, Naylor, Bret, Roehl, Coleen M, O'Dell, Christopher, Mandrake, Lukas, Viatte, Camille, Kiel, Matthäus, Griffith, David W. T, Deutscher, Nicholas M, Velazco, Voltaire A, Notholt, Justus, Warneke, Thorsten, Petri, Christof, De Maziere, Martine, Sha, Mahesh K, Sussmann, Ralf, Rettinger, Markus, Pollard, David, Robinson, John, Morino, Isamu, Uchino, Osamu, Hase, Frank, Blumenstock, Thomas, Feist, Dietrich G, Arnold, Sabrina G, Strong, Kimberly, Mendonca, Joseph, Kivi, Rigel, Heikkinen, Pauli, Iraci, Laura, Podolske, James, Hillyard, Patrick W, Kawakami, Shuji, Dubey, Manvendra K, Parker, Harrison A, Sepulveda, Eliezer, García, Omaira E, Te, Yao, Jeseck, Pascal, Gunson, Michael R, Crisp, David, Eldering, Annmarie
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Language:English
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide
Comparative analysis
Environmental aspects
Meteorological satellites
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Summary:NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) has been measuring carbon dioxide column-averaged dry-air mole fraction, X.sub.CO.sub.2, in the Earth's atmosphere for over 2 years. In this paper, we describe the comparisons between the first major release of the OCO-2 retrieval algorithm (B7r) and X.sub.CO.sub.2 from OCO-2's primary ground-based validation network: the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON). The OCO-2 X.sub.CO.sub.2 retrievals, after filtering and bias correction, agree well when aggregated around and coincident with TCCON data in nadir, glint, and target observation modes, with absolute median differences less than 0.4 ppm and RMS differences less than 1.5 ppm. After bias correction, residual biases remain. These biases appear to depend on latitude, surface properties, and scattering by aerosols. It is thus crucial to continue measurement comparisons with TCCON to monitor and evaluate the OCO-2 X.sub.CO.sub.2 data quality throughout its mission.
ISSN:1867-1381
1867-8548