Analysis for retrieval and validation results of FY-3 Total Ozone Unit (TOU)

Retrieval experiment was made for global total column ozone using the first year measurements of Total Ozone Unit (TOU) on board the second generation polar orbiting meteorological satellite of China, FY-3/A. The retrieval results were analyzed and validated by comparison with AURA/OMI, Meteop/GOME-...

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Published in:Chinese science bulletin 2010-09, Vol.55 (26), p.3037-3043
Main Authors: Wang, WeiHe, Zhang, XingYing, An, XingQin, Zhang, Yan, Huang, FuXiang, Wang, YongMei, Wang, YingJian, Zhang, ZhongMou, Lü, JianGong, Fu, LiPing, Jiang, Fang, Liu, GuoYang
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Language:English
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Antarctica
Chemistry/Food Science
China
Earth Sciences
Engineering
Error analysis
Errors
GOME-2
Humanities and Social Sciences
Life Sciences
multidisciplinary
Ozone
Physics
Retrieval
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Stations
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Summary:Retrieval experiment was made for global total column ozone using the first year measurements of Total Ozone Unit (TOU) on board the second generation polar orbiting meteorological satellite of China, FY-3/A. The retrieval results were analyzed and validated by comparison with AURA/OMI, Meteop/GOME-2 global ozone products and ground-based ozone measurement data. The qualititative comparisons over the globe especially over Antarctica and the Tibetan Plateau show that the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics are consistent with OMI and GOME-2 products. The quantitative comparisons with ground-based measurements and AURA/OMI ozone product were made over 74 stations, the TOU total ozone retrieval has a 3% rms relative error compared with AURA/OMI ozone product and 4.2% rms relative error with ground-based measurements. The maximum difference between satellite retrieval and ground-based measurements was found in the Antarctica ozone hole. The TOU global ozone product is operational and distributed to all users.
ISSN:1001-6538
1861-9541
DOI:10.1007/s11434-010-3240-2