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Frisk, U., M. Hagström, J. Ala-Laurinaho, S. Andersson, J. C. Berges, J. P. Chabaud, M. Dahlgren, et al. "The Odin satellite." Astronomy & Astrophysics 402, no. 3 (April 23, 2003): L27—L34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030335.
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Olberg, M., U. Frisk, A. Lecacheux, A. O. H. Olofsson, P. Baron, P. Bergman, G. Florin, et al. "The Odin satellite." Astronomy & Astrophysics 402, no. 3 (April 23, 2003): L35—L38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030336.
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Hjalmarson, Åke. "New astronomy with the Odin satellite." Advances in Space Research 34, no. 3 (January 2004): 504–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.024.
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Rösevall, J. D., D. P. Murtagh, J. Urban, and A. K. Jones. "A study of polar ozone depletion based on sequential assimilation of satellite data from the ENVISAT/MIPAS and Odin/SMR instruments." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 7, no. 3 (February 16, 2007): 899–911. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-899-2007.
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Abstract. The objective of this study is to demonstrate how polar ozone depletion can be mapped and quantified by assimilating ozone data from satellites into the wind driven transport model DIAMOND, (Dynamical Isentropic Assimilation Model for OdiN Data). By assimilating a large set of satellite data into a transport model, ozone fields can be built up that are less noisy than the individual satellite ozone profiles. The transported fields can subsequently be compared to later sets of incoming satellite data so that the rates and geographical distribution of ozone depletion can be determined. By tracing the amounts of solar irradiation received by different air parcels in a transport model it is furthermore possible to study the photolytic reactions that destroy ozone. In this study, destruction of ozone that took place in the Antarctic winter of 2003 and in the Arctic winter of 2002/2003 have been examined by assimilating ozone data from the ENVISAT/MIPAS and Odin/SMR satellite-instruments. Large scale depletion of ozone was observed in the Antarctic polar vortex of 2003 when sunlight returned after the polar night. By mid October ENVISAT/MIPAS data indicate vortex ozone depletion in the ranges 80–100% and 70–90% on the 425 and 475 K potential temperature levels respectively while the Odin/SMR data indicates depletion in the ranges 70–90% and 50–70%. The discrepancy between the two instruments has been attributed to systematic errors in the Odin/SMR data. Assimilated fields of ENVISAT/MIPAS data indicate ozone depletion in the range 10–20% on the 475 K potential temperature level, (~19 km altitude), in the central regions of the 2002/2003 Arctic polar vortex. Assimilated fields of Odin/SMR data on the other hand indicate ozone depletion in the range 20–30%.
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Hjalmarson, Åke, Per Bergman, Nicolas Biver, H. G. Florén, Urban Frisk, Tatsuhiko Hasegawa, Kay Justtanont, et al. "Recent astronomy highlights from the Odin satellite." Advances in Space Research 36, no. 6 (January 2005): 1031–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2005.06.014.
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Kopp, G., A. Belova, E. Diez y Riega V, J. Groß, G. Hochschild, P. Hoffmann, D. Murtagh, U. Raffalski, and J. Urban. "Intercomparison of Odin–SMR ozone profiles with ground-based millimetre-wave observations in the Arctic, the mid-latitudes, and the tropics." Canadian Journal of Physics 85, no. 11 (November 1, 2007): 1097–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p07-088.
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The sub-millimetre radiometer (SMR) on board the Odin satellite measures signatures of ozone in two bands centred at 501.8 and 544.6 GHz. From the measurements, ozone volume mixing ratio profiles in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere are retrieved using the Optimal Estimation Method. In this paper, the ozone profiles measured by Odin–SMR (level-2 data ver. 2.1 and 2.0, respectively) are compared to measurements taken by ground-based millimetre wave radiometers in the Arctic; at Kiruna, Sweden; in the mid-latitudes on the Zugspitze, Germany; and in the tropics at Mérida, Venezuela. The Kiruna Microwave Radiometer (KIMRA) covers the frequency range 195–224 GHz, and the Millimeter Wave Radiometer MIRA 2, which was operated on the Zugspitze and at Mérida, measures in the frequency band 268–281 GHz. From the measurements, ozone profiles in the vertical range between approximately 15–65 km were retrieved using the Optimal Estimation Method. Since the ground-based measurements have a lower vertical resolution than those of Odin the latter were degraded using the averaging kernels of the ground-based retrievals. The comparison of the resulting profiles to the ground-based data enables the identification of biases in the Odin measurements and their possible latitudinal variation. In general, a good agreement between satellite and ground-based measurements for the 501.8 GHz band was found in the stratosphere except for a negative bias in the Odin data of about 10–15% in the tropical measurements. The Odin measurements taken at 544.9 GHz yielded systematically 20–30% lower ozone mixing ratios in the middle stratosphere than the ground-based measurements at all sites. PACS No.: 92.60.hd
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Pagani, L., A. O. H. Olofsson, P. Bergman, P. Bernath, J. H. Black, R. S. Booth, V. Buat, et al. "Low upper limits on the O2abundance from the Odin satellite." Astronomy & Astrophysics 402, no. 3 (April 23, 2003): L77—L81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030344.
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Persson, C. M., M. Olberg, Å. Hjalmarson, M. Spaans, J. H. Black, U. Frisk, T. Liljeström, A. O. H. Olofsson, D. R. Poelman, and Aa Sandqvist. "Water and ammonia abundances in S140 with the Odin satellite." Astronomy & Astrophysics 494, no. 2 (November 20, 2008): 637–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810930.
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Ekström, M., P. Eriksson, W. G. Read, M. Milz, and D. P. Murtagh. "Comparison of satellite limb-sounding humidity climatologies of the uppermost tropical troposphere." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 8, no. 2 (January 25, 2008): 309–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-309-2008.
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Abstract. Humidity climatologies of the tropical uppermost troposphere from satellite limb emission measurements have been compared. Four instruments are considered; UARS-MLS, Odin-SMR, and Aura-MLS operating in the microwave region, and MIPAS in the infrared region. A reference for the comparison is obtained by MOZAIC in-situ measurements. The upper tropospheric humidity products were compared on basis of their empirical probability density functions and seasonally averaged horizontal fields at two altitude layers, 12 and 15 km. The probability density functions of the microwave datasets were found to be in very good agreement with each other, and were also consistent with MOZAIC. The average seasonal humidities differ with less than 10%RHi between the instruments, indicating that stated measurement accuracies of 20–30% are conservative estimates. The systematic uncertainty in Odin-SMR data due to cloud correction was also independently estimated to be 10%RHi. MIPAS humidity profiles were found to suffer from cloud contamination, with only 30% of the measurements reaching into the upper troposphere, but under clear-sky conditions there is a good agreement between MIPAS, Odin-SMR and Aura-MLS. Odin-SMR and the two MLS datasets can be treated as independent, being based on different underlying spectroscopy and technology. The good agreement between the microwave limb-sounders, and MOZAIC, is therefore an important step towards understanding the upper tropospheric humidity. The found accuracy of 10%RHi is approaching the level required to validate climate modelling of the upper troposphere humidity. The comparison of microwave and infrared also stresses that microwave limb-sounding is necessary for a complete view of the upper troposphere.
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Ekström, M., P. Eriksson, W. G. Read, and D. P. Murtagh. "Comparison of satellite limb-sounding humidity climatologies of the uppermost tropical troposphere." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 7, no. 4 (August 28, 2007): 12617–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-7-12617-2007.
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Abstract. Humidity climatologies of the tropical uppermost troposphere from satellite limb emission measurements have been compared. Four instruments are considered; UARS-MLS, Odin-SMR, and Aura-MLS operating in the microwave region, and MIPAS in the IR region. A reference for the comparison is obtained by MOZAIC in-situ measurements. The upper tropospheric humidity products were compared on basis of their empirical probability density functions and seasonally averaged horizontal fields at two altitude layers, 12 and 15 km. The probability density functions of the microwave datasets were found to be in very good agreement with each other, and are also consistent with MOZAIC. The average seasonal humidities differ with less than 10%RHi between the instruments, indicating that stated measurement accuracies of 20–30% are conservative estimates. The systematic uncertainty in Odin-SMR data due to cloud correction was also independently estimated to be 10%RHi. MIPAS humidity profiles were found to suffer from cloud contamination, with only 30% of the measurements reaching into the upper troposphere, but under clear-sky conditions there is a good agreement between MIPAS, Odin-SMR and Aura-MLS. Odin-SMR and the two MLS datasets can be treated as independent, being based on different underlying spectroscopy and technology. The good agreement between the microwave limb-sounders, and MOZAIC, is therefore an important step towards understanding the upper tropospheric humidity. The found accuracy of 10%RHi is approaching the level required to validate climate modelling of the upper troposphere humidity. The comparison of microwave and IR also stresses that microwave limb-sounding is necessary for a complete view of the upper troposphere.
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Jégou, F., J. Urban, J. de La Noë, P. Ricaud, E. Le Flochmoën, D. P. Murtagh, P. Eriksson, et al. "Technical Note: Validation of Odin/SMR limb observations of ozone, comparisons with OSIRIS, POAM III, ground-based and balloon-borne instruments." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 8, no. 1 (January 11, 2008): 727–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-8-727-2008.
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Abstract. The Odin satellite carries two instruments capable of determining stratospheric ozone profiles by limb sounding: the Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (SMR) and the UV-visible spectrograph of the OSIRIS (Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System) instrument. A large number of ozone profiles measurements were performed during six years from November 2001 to present. This ozone dataset is here used to make quantitative comparisons with satellite measurements in order to assess the quality of the Odin/SMR ozone measurements. In a first step, we compare Swedish SMR retrievals version 2.1, French SMR ozone retrievals version 222 (both from the 501.8 GHz band), and the OSIRIS retrievals version 3.0, with the operational version 4.0 ozone product from POAM III (Polar Ozone Atmospheric Measurement). In a second step, we refine the Odin/SMR validation by comparisons with ground-based instruments and balloon-borne observations. We use observations carried out within the framework of the Network for Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) and balloon flight missions conducted by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the Laboratoire de Physique et de Chimie de l'Environnement (LPCE, Orléans, France), and the Service d'Aéronomie (SA, Paris, France). Coincidence criteria were 5° in latitude x in 10° longitude, and 5 h in time in Odin/POAM III comparisons, 12 h in Odin/NDACC comparisons, and 72 h in Odin/balloons comparisons. An agreement is found with the POAM III experiment (10–60 km) within −0.3±0.2 ppmv (bias±standard deviation) for SMR (v222, v2.1) and within −0.5±0.2 ppmv for OSIRIS (v3.0). Odin ozone mixing ratio products are systematically slightly lower than the POAM III data and show an ozone maximum lower by 1–5 km in altitude. The comparisons with the NDACC data (10–34 km for ozonesonde, 10–50 km for lidar, 10–60 for microwave instruments) yield a good agreement within −0.15±0.3 ppmv for the SMR data and −0.3±0.3 ppmv for the OSIRIS data. Finally the comparisons with instruments on large balloons (10–31 km) show a good agreement, within −0.7±1 ppmv.
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Khosrawi, F., R. Müller, J. Urban, M. H. Proffitt, G. Stiller, M. Kiefer, S. Lossow, et al. "Assessment of the interannual variability and influence of the QBO and upwelling on tracer–tracer distributions of N<sub>2</sub>O and O<sub>3</sub> in the tropical lower stratosphere." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13, no. 7 (April 2, 2013): 3619–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3619-2013.
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Abstract. A modified form of tracer–tracer correlations of N2O and O3 has been used as a tool for the evaluation of atmospheric photochemical models. Applying this method, monthly averages of N2O and O3 are derived for both hemispheres by partitioning the data into altitude (or potential temperature) bins and then averaging over a fixed interval of N2O. In a previous study, the method has been successfully applied to the evaluation of two chemical transport models (CTMs) and one chemistry–climate model (CCM) using a 1 yr climatology derived from the Odin Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (Odin/SMR). However, the applicability of a 1 yr climatology of monthly averages of N2O and O3 has been questioned due to the inability of some CCMs to simulate a specific year for the evaluation of CCMs. In this study, satellite measurements from Odin/SMR, the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (Aura/MLS), the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding on ENVISAT (ENVISAT/MIPAS), and the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere (CRISTA-1 and CRISTA-2) as well as model simulations from the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM) are considered. By using seven to eight years of satellite measurements derived between 2003 and 2010 from Odin/SMR, Aura/MLS, ENVISAT/MIPAS and six years of model simulations from WACCM, the interannual variability of lower stratospheric monthly averages of N2O and O3 is assessed. It is shown that the interannual variability of the monthly averages of N2O and O3 is low, and thus can be easily distinguished from model deficiencies. Furthermore, it is investigated why large differences are found between Odin/SMR observations and model simulations from the Karlsruhe Simulation Model of the Middle Atmosphere (KASIMA) and the atmospheric general circulation model ECHAM5/Messy1 for the Northern and Southern Hemisphere tropics (0° to 30° N and 0° to −30° S, respectively). The differences between model simulations and observations are most likely caused by an underestimation of the quasi-biennial oscillation and tropical upwelling by the models as well as due to biases and/or instrument noise from the satellite instruments. A realistic consideration of the QBO in the model reduces the differences between model simulation and observations significantly. Finally, an intercomparison between Odin/SMR, Aura/MLS, ENVISAT/MIPAS and WACCM was performed. The comparison shows that these data sets are generally in good agreement, although some known biases of the data sets are clearly visible in the monthly averages. Nevertheless, the differences caused by the uncertainties of the satellite data sets are sufficiently small and can be clearly distinguished from model deficiencies. Thus, the method applied in this study is not only a valuable tool for model evaluation, but also for satellite data intercomparisons.
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Christensen, Ole Martin, Susanne Benze, Patrick Eriksson, Jörg Gumbel, Linda Megner, and Donal P. Murtagh. "The relationship between polar mesospheric clouds and their background atmosphere as observed by Odin-SMR and Odin-OSIRIS." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16, no. 19 (October 10, 2016): 12587–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12587-2016.
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Abstract. In this study the properties of polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) and the background atmosphere in which they exist are studied using measurements from two instruments, OSIRIS and SMR, on board the Odin satellite. The data comes from a set of tomographic measurements conducted by the satellite during 2010 and 2011. The expected ice mass density and cloud frequency for conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium, calculated using the temperature and water vapour as measured by SMR, are compared to the ice mass density and cloud frequency as measured by OSIRIS. We find that assuming thermodynamic equilibrium reproduces the seasonal, latitudinal and vertical variations in ice mass density and cloud frequency, but with a high bias of a factor of 2 in ice mass density. To investigate this bias, we use a simple ice particle growth model to estimate the time it would take for the observed clouds to sublimate completely and the time it takes for these clouds to reform. We find a difference in the median sublimation time (1.8 h) and the reformation time (3.2 h) at peak cloud altitudes (82–84 km). This difference implies that temperature variations on these timescales have a tendency to reduce the ice content of the clouds, possibly explaining the high bias of the equilibrium model. Finally, we detect and are, for the first time, able to positively identify cloud features with horizontal scales of 100 to 300 km extending far below the region of supersaturation ( > 2 km). Using the growth model, we conclude these features cannot be explained by sedimentation alone and suggest that these events may be an indication of strong vertical transport.
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Khosrawi, F., R. Müller, J. Urban, M. H. Proffitt, G. Stiller, M. Kiefer, S. Lossow, et al. "Assessment of the interannual variability and impact of the QBO and upwelling on tracer-tracer distributions of N<sub>2</sub>O and O<sub>3</sub> in the tropical lower stratosphere." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 12, no. 9 (September 3, 2012): 22629–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-12-22629-2012.
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Abstract. A modified form of tracer-tracer correlations of N2O and O3 has been used as a tool for the evaluation of atmospheric photochemical models. Applying this method monthly averages of N2O and O3 are derived for both hemispheres by partitioning the data into altitude (or potential temperature) bins and then averaging over a fixed interval of N2O. In a previous study, the method has been successfully applied to the validation of two Chemical Transport Models (CTMs) and one Chemistry-Climate Model (CCM) using 1-year climatology derived from the Odin Sub Millimetre Radiometer (Odin/SMR). However, the applicability of a 1-year climatology of monthly averages of N2O and O3 has been questioned due to the inability of some CCMs to simulate a specific year for the evaluation of CCMs. In this study, satellite measurements from Odin/SMR, the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (Aura/MLS), the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding on ENVISAT (ENVISAT/MIPAS), and the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere (CRISTA-1 and CRISTA-2) as well as model simulations from the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM) are considered. By using seven to eight years of satellite measurements derived between 2003 and 2010 from Odin/SMR, Aura/MLS, ENVISAT/MIPAS and six years of model simulations from WACCM the interannual variability of lower stratospheric monthly averages of N2O and O3 is assessed. It is shown that the interannual variability of the monthly averages of N2O and O3 is low and thus can be easily distinguished from model deficiencies. Further, it is investigated why large differences between Odin/SMR observations and model simulations from the Karlsruhe Simulation Model of the Middle Atmosphere (KASIMA) and the atmospheric general circulation model ECHAM5/Messy1 are found for the Northern and Southern Hemisphere tropics (0° to 30° N and 0° to −30° S, respectively). The differences between model simulations and observations are most likely caused by an underestimation of the quasi-biennial oscillation and tropical upwelling by the models as well as due to biases and/or instrument noise from the satellite instruments. Finally, an inter-comparison between Odin/SMR, Aura/MLS, ENVISAT/MIPAS and WACCM was performed. The comparison shows that these data sets are generally in good agreement but that also some known biases of the data sets are clearly visible in the monthly averages, thus showing that this method is not only a valuable tool for model evaluation but also for satellite inter-comparisons.
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Rieger, L. A., A. E. Bourassa, and D. A. Degenstein. "Odin-OSIRIS detection of the Chelyabinsk meteor." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 6, no. 5 (September 23, 2013): 8435–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amtd-6-8435-2013.
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Abstract. On 15 February 2013 an 11 000 ton meteor entered Earth's atmosphere south east of Chelyabinsk creating a large fireball at 23 km altitude. The resulting stratospheric aerosol loading was detected by the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) in a high altitude polar belt. This work confirms the presence and lifetime of the stratospheric debris using the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging System (OSIRIS) onboard the Odin satellite. Although OSIRIS coverage begins in mid-March, the measurements show a belt of enhanced scattering near 35 km altitude between 50° N and 70° N. Initially, enhancements show increased scattering of up to 15% over the background conditions, decaying in intensity and dropping in altitude until they are indistinguishable from background conditions by mid-May.
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Murtagh, D., U. Frisk, F. Merino, M. Ridal, A. Jonsson, J. Stegman, G. Witt, et al. "An overview of the Odin atmospheric mission." Canadian Journal of Physics 80, no. 4 (March 1, 2002): 309–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p01-157.
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Odin is a 250 kg class satellite built in co-operation between Sweden, Canada, France, and Finland and launched in February 2001. It carries two instruments: a 4-band sub-millimetre radiometer used for both astronomy and atmospheric science and an optical spectrometer and infrared imaging system for purely atmospheric observations. As part of the joint mission Odin will observe the atmospheric limb for 50% of the observation time producing profiles of many species of interest in the middle atmosphere with a vertical resolution of 12 km. These species include, among others, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, chlorine monoxide, nitric acid, water vapour, and nitrous oxide. An overview of the mission and the planned measurements is given. PACS Nos.: 42.68Mj, 94.10Dy, 95.55Fw
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Pardo, J. R., M. Ridal, D. Murtagh, and J. Cernicharo. "Microwave temperature and pressure measurements with the Odin satellite: I. Observational method." Canadian Journal of Physics 80, no. 4 (March 1, 2002): 443–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p01-158.
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The Odin satellite is equipped with millimetre and sub-millimetre receivers for observations of several molecular lines in the middle and upper atmosphere of our planet (~25100 km, the particular altitude range depending on the species) for studies in dynamics, chemistry, and energy transfer in these regions. The same receivers are also used to observe molecules in outer space, this being the astrophysical share of the project. Among the atmospheric lines that can be observed, we find two corresponding to molecular oxygen (118.75 GHz and 487.25 GHz). These lines can be used for retrievals of the atmospheric temperature vertical profile. In this paper, we describe the radiative-transfer modeling for O2 in the middle and upper atmosphere that we will use as a basis for the retrieval algorithms. Two different observation modes have been planned for Odin, the three-channel operational mode and a high-resolution mode. The first one will determine the temperature and pressure on an operational basis using the oxygen line at 118.75 GHz, while the latter can be used for measurements of both O2 lines, during a small fraction of the total available time for aeronomy, aimed at checking the particular details of the radiative transfer near O2 lines at very high altitudes (>70 km). The Odin temperature measurements are expected to cover the altitude range ~3090 km. PACS Nos.: 07.57Mj, 94.10Dy, 95.75Rs
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Bernath, P. F. "Satellite remote sensing and spectroscopy: Joint ACE-Odin meeting, October 2015." Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 186 (January 2017): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2016.07.004.
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Rieger, L. A., A. E. Bourassa, and D. A. Degenstein. "Odin–OSIRIS detection of the Chelyabinsk meteor." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 7, no. 3 (March 24, 2014): 777–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-777-2014.
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Abstract. On 15 February 2013 an 11 000 ton meteor entered Earth's atmosphere southeast of Chelyabinsk, creating a large fireball at 23 km altitude. The resulting stratospheric aerosol loading was detected by the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) in a high-altitude polar belt. This work confirms the presence and lifetime of the stratospheric debris using the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging System (OSIRIS) onboard the Odin satellite. Although OSIRIS coverage begins in mid-March, the measurements show a belt of enhanced scattering near 35 km altitude between 50° N and 70° N. Initially, enhancements show increased scattering of up to 15% over the background conditions, decaying in intensity and dropping in altitude until they are indistinguishable from background conditions by mid-May. An inversion is also attempted using the standard OSIRIS processing algorithm to determine the extinction in the meteoric debris.
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Khosrawi, F., R. Müller, M. H. Proffitt, R. Ruhnke, O. Kirner, P. Jöckel, J. U. Grooß, J. Urban, D. Murtagh, and H. Nakajima. "Evaluation of CLaMS, KASIMA and ECHAM5/MESSy1 simulations in the lower stratosphere using observations of Odin/SMR and ILAS/ILAS-II." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9, no. 15 (August 12, 2009): 5759–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-5759-2009.
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Abstract. 1-year data sets of monthly averaged nitrous oxide (N2O) and ozone (O3) derived from satellite measurements were used as a tool for the evaluation of atmospheric photochemical models. Two 1-year data sets, one solar occultation data set derived from the Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer (ILAS and ILAS-II) and one limb sounding data set derived from the Odin Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (Odin/SMR) were employed. Here, these data sets are used for the evaluation of two Chemical Transport Models (CTMs), the Karlsruhe Simulation Model of the Middle Atmosphere (KASIMA) and the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS) as well as for one Chemistry-Climate Model (CCM), the atmospheric chemistry general circulation model ECHAM5/MESSy1 (E5M1) in the lower stratosphere with focus on the Northern Hemisphere. Since the Odin/SMR measurements cover the entire hemisphere, the evaluation is performed for the entire hemisphere as well as for the low latitudes, midlatitudes and high latitudes using the Odin/SMR 1-year data set as reference. To assess the impact of using different data sets for such an evaluation study we repeat the evaluation for the polar lower stratosphere using the ILAS/ILAS-II data set. Only small differences were found using ILAS/ILAS-II instead of Odin/SMR as a reference, thus, showing that the results are not influenced by the particular satellite data set used for the evaluation. The evaluation of CLaMS, KASIMA and E5M1 shows that all models are in agreement with Odin/SMR and ILAS/ILAS-II. Differences are generally in the range of ±20%. Larger differences (up to −40%) are found in all models at 500±25 K for N2O mixing ratios greater than 200 ppbv, thus in air masses of tropical character. Generally, the largest differences were found for the tropics and the lowest for the polar regions. However, an underestimation of polar winter ozone loss was found both in KASIMA and E5M1 both in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
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Khosrawi, F., R. Müller, M. H. Proffitt, R. Ruhnke, O. Kirner, P. Jöckel, J. U. Grooß, J. Urban, D. Murtagh, and H. Nakajima. "Evaluation of CLaMS, KASIMA and ECHAM5/MESSy1 simulations in the lower stratosphere using observations of Odin/SMR and ILAS/ILAS-II." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 9, no. 1 (January 22, 2009): 1977–2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-9-1977-2009.
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Abstract. 1-year data sets of monthly averaged nitrous oxide (N2O) and ozone (O3) derived from satellite measurements were used as a tool for the evaluation of atmospheric photochemical models. Two 1-year data sets, one derived from the Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer (ILAS and ILAS-II) and one from the Odin Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (Odin/SMR) were employed. Here, these data sets are used for the evaluation of two Chemical Transport Models (CTMs), the Karlsruhe Simulation Model of the Middle Atmosphere (KASIMA) and the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS) as well as for one Chemistry-Climate Model (CCM), the atmospheric chemistry general circulation model ECHAM5/MESSy1 (E5M1) in the lower stratosphere with focus on the Northern Hemisphere. Since the Odin/SMR measurements cover the entire hemisphere, the evaluation is performed for the entire hemisphere as well as for the low latitudes, midlatitudes and high latitudes using the Odin/SMR 1-year data set as reference. To assess the impact of using different data sets for such an evaluation study we repeat the evaluation for the polar lower stratosphere using the ILAS/ILAS-II data set. Only small differences were found using ILAS/ILAS-II instead of Odin/SMR as a reference, thus, showing that the results are not influenced by the particular satellite data set used for the evaluation. The evaluation of CLaMS, KASIMA and E5M1 shows that all models are in good agreement with Odin/SMR and ILAS/ILAS-II. Differences are generally in the range of ±20%. Larger differences (up to −40%) are found in all models at 500±25 K for N2O mixing ratios greater than 200 ppb. Generally, the largest differences were found for the tropics and the lowest for the polar regions. However, an underestimation of polar winter ozone loss was found both in KASIMA and E5M1 both in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
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Fan, Z. Y., J. M. C. Plane, J. Gumbel, J. Stegman, and E. J. Llewellyn. "Satellite measurements of the global mesospheric sodium layer." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 7, no. 15 (August 6, 2007): 4107–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-4107-2007.
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Abstract. Optimal estimation theory is used to retrieve the absolute Na density profiles in the mesosphere/lower thermosphere from limb-scanning measurements of the Na radiance at 589 nm in the dayglow. Two years of observations (2003 and 2004), recorded by the OSIRIS spectrometer on the Odin satellite, have been analysed to yield the seasonal and latitudinal variation of the Na layer column abundance, peak height, and peak width. The layer shows little seasonal variation at low latitudes, but the winter/summer ratio increases from a factor of ~3 at mid-latitudes to ~10 in the polar regions. Comparison of the measurements made at about 06:00 and 18:00 LT shows little diurnal variation in the layer, apart from the equatorial region where, during the equinoxes, there is a two-fold increase in Na density below 94 km between morning and evening. This is most likely caused by the strong downward wind produced by the diurnal tide between ~02:00 and 10:00 LT. The dramatic removal of Na below 85 km at latitudes above 50° during summer is explained by the uptake of sodium species on the ice surfaces of polar mesospheric clouds, which were simultaneously observed by the Odin satellite.
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Fan, Z. Y., J. M. C. Plane, J. Gumbel, J. Stegman, and E. J. Llewellyn. "Satellite measurements of the global mesospheric sodium layer." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 7, no. 2 (April 25, 2007): 5413–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-7-5413-2007.
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Abstract. Optimal estimation theory is used to retrieve the absolute Na density profiles in the mesosphere/lower thermosphere from limb-scanning measurements of the Na radiance at 589 nm in the dayglow. Two years of observations (2003 and 2004), recorded by the OSIRIS spectrometer on the Odin satellite, have been analysed to yield the seasonal and latitudinal variation of the Na layer column abundance, peak height, and peak width. The layer shows little seasonal variation at low latitudes, but the winter/summer ratio increases from a factor of ~3 at mid-latitudes to ~10 in the polar regions. Comparison of the measurements made at about 06:00 and 18:00 LT shows little diurnal variation in the layer, apart from the equatorial region where, during the equinoxes, there is a two-fold increase in Na density below 94 km between morning and evening. This is most likely caused by the strong downward wind produced by the diurnal tide between ~02:00 and 10:00 LT. The dramatic removal of Na below 85 km at latitudes above 50° during summer is explained by the uptake of sodium species on the ice surfaces of polar mesospheric clouds, which were simultaneously observed by the Odin satellite.
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Merino, F., D. P. Murtagh, M. Ridal, P. Eriksson, P. Baron, P. Ricaud, and J. de la Noë. "Studies for the Odin sub-millimetre radiometer: III. Performance simulations." Canadian Journal of Physics 80, no. 4 (March 1, 2002): 357–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p01-154.
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Odin is a small, low-cost satellite with a combined astronomical and aeronomical mission. The mission is divided on an equal basis between astronomy and aeronomy. The aeronomy objectives can be divided into four main subjects: stratospheric ozone chemistry, mesospheric ozone chemistry, the summer mesopause region, and the coupling between atmospheric regions. The primary instrument on Odin is the millimetre and sub-millimetre radiometer (SMR), which is used both for astronomy and aeronomy. It is the first satellite to use sub-millimetre frequencies for limb-sounding mode. Odin is also equipped with an optical spectrometer (OSIRIS). This paper is the third of a three-part series and describes the choices of observing modes and the expected performance of the SMR instrument for the aeronomy mission. The relevant frequencies are identified and the exact selection of lines is made. This is followed by a detailed simulation study to determine the achievable altitude coverage together with the corresponding vertical resolution for each retrievable species. An indication of the expected uncertainties is also given, showing, for example, a high-sensitivity to mesospheric water vapour and stratospheric chlorine monoxide. However, a complete analysis of observation uncertainties must await launch and the completion of the validation programme. PACS Nos.: 42.68A, 07.07D, 07.57K
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Megner, Linda, Ole M. Christensen, Bodil Karlsson, Susanne Benze, and Victor I. Fomichev. "Comparison of retrieved noctilucent cloud particle properties from Odin tomography scans and model simulations." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16, no. 23 (December 7, 2016): 15135–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15135-2016.
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Abstract. Mesospheric ice particles, known as noctilucent clouds or polar mesospheric clouds, have long been observed by rocket instruments, satellites and ground-based remote sensing, while models have been used to simulate ice particle growth and cloud properties. However, the fact that different measurement techniques are sensitive to different parts of the ice particle distribution makes it difficult to compare retrieved parameters such as ice particle radius or ice concentration from different experiments. In this work we investigate the accuracy of satellite retrieval based on scattered light and how this affects derived cloud properties. We apply the retrieval algorithm on spectral signals calculated from modelled cloud distributions and compare the results to the properties of the original distributions. We find that ice mass density is accurately retrieved whereas mean radius is often overestimated and high ice concentrations are generally underestimated. The reason is partly that measurements based on scattered light are insensitive to the smaller particles and partly that the retrieval algorithm assumes a Gaussian size distribution. Once we know the limits of the satellite retrieval we proceed to compare the properties retrieved from the modelled cloud distributions to those observed by the Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) instrument on the Odin satellite. We find that a model with a stationary atmosphere, as given by average atmospheric conditions, does not yield cloud properties that are in agreement with the observations, whereas a model with realistic temperature and vertical wind variations does. This indicates that average atmospheric conditions are insufficient to understand the process of noctilucent cloud growth and that a realistic atmospheric variability is crucial for cloud formation and growth. Further, the agreement between results from the model, when set up with a realistically variable atmosphere, and the observations suggests that our understanding of the growth process itself is reasonable.
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Sheese, P. E., K. Strong, E. J. Llewellyn, R. L. Gattinger, J. M. Russell III, C. D. Boone, M. E. Hervig, R. J. Sica, and J. Bandoro. "Validation of OSIRIS mesospheric temperatures using satellite and ground-based measurements." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 5, no. 4 (August 13, 2012): 5493–526. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amtd-5-5493-2012.
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Abstract. The Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging System (OSIRIS) on the Odin satellite is currently in its 12th year of observing the Earth's limb. For the first time, continuous temperature profiles extending from the stratopause to the upper mesosphere have been derived from OSIRIS observations of Rayleigh-scattered sunlight. OSIRIS temperatures are in good agreement with coincident temperature profiles derived from other satellite and ground-based measurements. In the altitude region of 55–80 km, OSIRIS temperatures are typically within 4–5 K of those from the SABER, ACE-FTS, and SOFIE instruments on the TIMED, SciSat-I, and AIM satellites, respectively. OSIRIS temperatures are typically within 2 K of those from the University of Western Ontario's Purple Crow Lidar in the altitude region of 50–79 km.
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Hultgren, K., J. Gumbel, D. A. Degenstein, A. E. Bourassa, and N. D. Lloyd. "Application of tomographic algorithms to Polar Mesospheric Cloud observations by Odin/OSIRIS." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 5, no. 3 (May 25, 2012): 3693–716. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amtd-5-3693-2012.
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Abstract. Limb-scanning satellites can provide global information about the vertical structure of Polar Mesospheric Clouds. However, information about horizontal structures usually remains limited. This is due to both a long line of sight and a long scan duration. On eighteen days during the Northern Hemisphere summers 2010–2011 and the Southern Hemisphere summer 2011/2012, the Swedish-led Odin satellite was operated in a special mesospheric mode with short limb scans limited to the altitude range of Polar Mesospheric Clouds. For Odin's Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS) this provides multiple views through a given cloud volume and, thus, a basis for tomographic analysis of the vertical/horizontal cloud structure. Here we present algorithms for tomographic analysis of mesospheric clouds based on maximum probability techniques. We also present results of simulating OSIRIS tomography and retrieved cloud structures from the special tomographic periods.
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Ridal, M., D. P. Murtagh, F. Merino, J. R. Pardo, and L. Pagani. "Microwave temperature and pressure measurements with the Odin satellite: II. Retrieval method." Canadian Journal of Physics 80, no. 4 (March 1, 2002): 455–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p02-021.
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The millimetre receiver on the Swedish satellite Odin, will be used for detection of the 118.750 GHz oxygen line. The temperature and pressure will be determined from the output of a three-channel filter bank measurement. One frequency bin is centred over the emission-line frequency while the other two cover parts of the line wing, where the opacity is less, providing a useful signal at lower altitudes. The bandwidth of each channel is 40 MHz. The signal in the frequency bin covering the line centre is modeled by a high-resolution model including the Zeeman effect, developed by the Observatoire de ParisMeudon. The other two 40 MHz bins are modeled using the much faster standard Odin forward model, developed at the Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University together with Chalmers University of Technology. The operational retrievals employ an iterative method that uses simulated signals from a reference atmosphere as a lookup table for the pressure. The temperature is then calculated from the equation of hydrostatic equilibrium, and a new lookup table computed. This process is repeated until a convergence criterion is reached. Simulations, including known error sources, show that the temperature can be retrieved with a root mean square (rms) around 3 K, in the altitude range ~ 2590 km using the operational temperature retrieval method (the filter bank method). A sub-millimetre receiver on board Odin will also be used to observe the oxygen line at 487.249 GHz. Both this line and the 118.750 GHz line can be observed in high resolution (150 kHz) for detailed studies of the Zeeman splitting. Retrievals from the high-resolution measurements are expected to give a precision of ± 2 K rms at that resolution. However, this kind of observation will occupy an entire spectrometer and will not be made on a regular basis. PACS Nos.: 07.57Yb, 94.10Dy, 95.75Rs
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Plieninger, J., A. Laeng, S. Lossow, T. von Clarmann, G. P. Stiller, S. Kellmann, A. Linden, et al. "Validation of revised methane and nitrous oxide profiles from MIPAS-ENVISAT." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 8, no. 11 (November 20, 2015): 12105–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amtd-8-12105-2015.
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Abstract. Improved versions of CH4 and N2O profiles derived at the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research and Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC) from spectra measured by the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) have become available. For the MIPAS full resolution period (2002–2004) these are V5H_CH4_21 and V5H_N2O_21 and for the reduced resolution period (2005–2012) these are V5R_CH4_224, V5R_CH4_225, V5R_N2O_224 and V5R_N2O_225. Here, we compare CH4 profiles to those measured by the Fourier Transform Spectrometer on board of the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE-FTS), the HALogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) and the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) and to the Global Cooperative Air Sampling Network (GCASN) surface data. We find the MIPAS CH4 profiles below 25 km to be typically higher in the order of 0.1 ppmv for both measurement periods. N2O profiles are compared to those measured by ACE-FTS, the Microwave Limb Sounder on board of the Aura satellite (Aura-MLS) and the Sub-millimetre Radiometer on board of the Odin satellite (Odin-SMR) as well as to the Halocarbons and other Atmospheric Trace Species Group (HATS) surface data. The mixing ratios from the satellite instruments agree well for the full resolution period. For the reduced resolution period, MIPAS produces similar values as Odin-SMR, but higher values than ACE-FTS and HATS. Below 27 km, the MIPAS profiles show higher mixing ratios than Aura-MLS, and lower values between 27 and 41 km. Cross comparisons between the two MIPAS measurement periods show that they generally agree quite well, but, especially for CH4, the reduced resolution period seems to produce slightly higher mixing ratios than the full resolution data.
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Eriksson, P., M. Ekström, B. Rydberg, and D. P. Murtagh. "First Odin sub-mm retrievals in the tropical upper troposphere: ice cloud properties." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 6, no. 5 (September 13, 2006): 8681–712. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-6-8681-2006.
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Abstract. There exists today no established satellite technique for measuring the amount of ice in thicker clouds. Sub-mm radiometry is a promising technique for the task, and a retrieval scheme for the first such instrument in space, Odin-SMR, is presented. Several advantages of sub-mm observations are confirmed, such as low influence of particle shape and orientation, and a high dynamic range of the retrievals. In the case of Odin-SMR, cloud ice amounts above ~12.5 km can be determined. The presented retrieval scheme gives a detection threshold of ~4 g/m2 without saturation even for thickest observed clouds. The main retrieval uncertainty is the assumed particle size distribution. Initial results are found to be consistent with similar Aura MLS retrievals. It is then shown that important differences compared to atmospheric models exist. This first retrieval algorithm is limited to lowermost Odin-SMR tangent altitudes, and further development should improve the detection threshold and the vertical resolution.
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Jégou, F., J. Urban, J. de La Noë, P. Ricaud, E. Le Flochmoën, D. P. Murtagh, P. Eriksson, et al. "Technical Note: Validation of Odin/SMR limb observations of ozone, comparisons with OSIRIS, POAM III, ground-based and balloon-borne instruments." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 8, no. 13 (June 30, 2008): 3385–409. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-3385-2008.
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Abstract. The Odin satellite carries two instruments capable of determining stratospheric ozone profiles by limb sounding: the Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (SMR) and the UV-visible spectrograph of the OSIRIS (Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System) instrument. A large number of ozone profiles measurements were performed during six years from November 2001 to present. This ozone dataset is here used to make quantitative comparisons with satellite measurements in order to assess the quality of the Odin/SMR ozone measurements. In a first step, we compare Swedish SMR retrievals version 2.1, French SMR ozone retrievals version 222 (both from the 501.8 GHz band), and the OSIRIS retrievals version 3.0, with the operational version 4.0 ozone product from POAM III (Polar Ozone Atmospheric Measurement). In a second step, we refine the Odin/SMR validation by comparisons with ground-based instruments and balloon-borne observations. We use observations carried out within the framework of the Network for Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) and balloon flight missions conducted by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the Laboratoire de Physique et de Chimie de l\\'{}Environnement (LPCE, Orléans, France), and the Service d'Aéronomie (SA, Paris, France). Coincidence criteria were 5° in latitude×10° in longitude, and 5 h in time in Odin/POAM III comparisons, 12 h in Odin/NDACC comparisons, and 72 h in Odin/balloons comparisons. An agreement is found with the POAM III experiment (10–60 km) within −0.3±0.2 ppmv (bias±standard deviation) for SMR (v222, v2.1) and within −0.5±0.2 ppmv for OSIRIS (v3.0). Odin ozone mixing ratio products are systematically slightly lower than the POAM III data and show an ozone maximum lower by 1–5 km in altitude. The comparisons with the NDACC data (10–34 km for ozonesonde, 10–50 km for lidar, 10–60 for microwave instruments) yield a good agreement within −0.15±0.3 ppmv for the SMR data and −0.3±0.3 ppmv for the OSIRIS data. Finally the comparisons with instruments on large balloons (10–31 km) show a good agreement, within −0.7±1 ppmv. The official SMR v2.1 dataset is consistent in all altitude ranges with POAM III, NDACC and large balloon-borne instruments measurements. In the SMR v2.1 data, no different systematic error has been found in the 0–35km range in comparison with the 35–60 km range. The same feature has been highlighted in both hemispheres in SMR v2.1/POAM III intercomparisons, and no latitudinal dependence has been revealed in SMR v2.1/NDACC intercomparisons.
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Khosravi, M., P. Baron, J. Urban, L. Froidevaux, A. I. Jonsson, Y. Kasai, K. Kuribayashi, et al. "Diurnal variation of stratospheric HOCl, ClO and HO<sub>2</sub> at the equator: comparison of 1-D model calculations with measurements of satellite instruments." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 12, no. 8 (August 20, 2012): 21065–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-12-21065-2012.
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Abstract. The diurnal variation of HOCl and the related species ClO, HO2 and HCl measured by satellites has been compared with the results of a one-dimensional photochemical model. The study compares the data from various limb-viewing instruments with model simulations from the middle stratosphere to the lower mesosphere. Data from three sub-millimeter instruments and two infrared spectrometers are used, namely from the Sub-Millimeter Radiometer (SMR) on board Odin, the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on board Aura, the Superconducting Submillimeter-wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES) on the International Space Station, the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) on board ENVISAT, and the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) on board SCISAT. Inter-comparison of the measurements from instruments on sun-synchronous satellites (SMR, MLS, MIPAS) and measurements from solar occultation instruments (ACE-FTS) is challenging since the measurements correspond to different solar zenith angles (or local times). However, using a model which covers all solar zenith angles and the new SMILES instrument which measures at all local times over a period of several months provides the possibility to indirectly compare the diurnally variable species. The satellite data were averaged for latitudes of 20° S to 20° N for the SMILES observation period from November 2009 to April 2010 and were compared at three altitudes: 35, 45 and 55 km. This study presents the first evaluation of HO2 Odin/SMR data and also the first comparison of the new SMILES data and the latest version of MLS (version 3.3) with other satellite observations. The MISU-1D model has been run for conditions and locations of the observations. The diurnal cycle features for the species investigated here are generally well reproduced by the model. The satellite observations and the model generally agree well in terms of absolute mixing ratios as well as differences between the day and night values. This confirms that gas phase chemistry of these species based on latest recommendations of reaction rate constants is fairly well understood.
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Koning, N., S. Kwok, P. Bernath, Å. Hjalmarson, and H. Olofsson. "Organic molecules in the spectral line survey of Orion KL with the Odin Satellite from 486–492 GHz and 541–577 GHz." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 4, S251 (February 2008): 29–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921308021108.
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AbstractA spectral line survey of Orion KL has been performed over the frequency range of 486–492 GHz and 541–577 GHz using the Odin satellite. Over 1000 lines have been identified from 40 different molecular species, including several organic compounds such as methyl cyanide (CH3CN), methanol (CH3OH, 13CH3OH), and dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3).
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Plieninger, Johannes, Alexandra Laeng, Stefan Lossow, Thomas von Clarmann, Gabriele P. Stiller, Sylvia Kellmann, Andrea Linden, et al. "Validation of revised methane and nitrous oxide profiles from MIPAS–ENVISAT." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 9, no. 2 (March 2, 2016): 765–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-765-2016.
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Abstract. Improved versions of CH4 and N2O profiles derived at the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research and Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC) from spectra measured by the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) have become available. For the MIPAS full-resolution period (2002–2004) these are V5H_CH4_21 and V5H_N2O_21 and for the reduced-resolution period (2005–2012) these are V5R_CH4_224, V5R_CH4_225, V5R_N2O_224 and V5R_N2O_225. Here, we compare CH4 profiles to those measured by the Fourier Transform Spectrometer on board of the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE-FTS), the HALogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) and the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY), to the Global Cooperative Air Sampling Network (GCASN) surface data. We find the MIPAS CH4 profiles below 25 km to be typically higher of the order of 0.1 ppmv for both measurement periods. N2O profiles are compared to those measured by ACE-FTS, the Microwave Limb Sounder on board of the Aura satellite (Aura-MLS) and the Sub-millimetre Radiometer on board of the Odin satellite (Odin-SMR) as well as to the Halocarbons and other Atmospheric Trace Species Group (HATS) surface data. The mixing ratios of the satellite instruments agree well with each other for the full-resolution period. For the reduced-resolution period, MIPAS produces similar values as Odin-SMR, but higher values than ACE-FTS and HATS. Below 27 km, the MIPAS profiles show higher mixing ratios than Aura-MLS, and lower values between 27 and 41 km. Cross-comparisons between the two MIPAS measurement periods show that they generally agree quite well, but, especially for CH4, the reduced-resolution period seems to produce slightly higher mixing ratios than the full-resolution data.
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Brohede, S., C. A. McLinden, J. Urban, C. S. Haley, A. I. Jonsson, and D. Murtagh. "Odin stratospheric proxy NO<sub>y</sub> measurements and climatology." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 8, no. 19 (October 1, 2008): 5731–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-5731-2008.
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Abstract. Five years of OSIRIS (Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System) NO2 and SMR (Sub-millimetre and Millimetre Radiometer) HNO3 observations from the Odin satellite, combined with data from a photochemical box model, have been used to construct a stratospheric proxy NOy data set including the gases: NO, NO2, HNO3, 2×N2O5 and ClONO2. This Odin NOy climatology is based on all daytime measurements and contains monthly mean and standard deviation, expressed as mixing ratio or number density, as function of latitude or equivalent latitude (5° bins) on 17 vertical layers (altitude, pressure or potential temperature) between 14 and 46 km. Comparisons with coincident NOy profiles from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) instrument were used to evaluate several methods to combine Odin observations with model data. This comparison indicates that the most appropriate merging technique uses OSIRIS measurements of NO2, scaled with model NO/NO2 ratios, to estimate NO. The sum of 2×N2O5 and ClONO2 is estimated from uncertainty-based weighted averages of scaled observations of SMR HNO3 and OSIRIS NO2. Comparisons with ACE-FTS suggest the precision (random error) and accuracy (systematic error) of Odin NOy profiles are about 15% and 20%, respectively. Further comparisons between Odin and the Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model (CMAM) show agreement to within 20% and 2 ppb throughout most of the stratosphere except in the polar vortices. The combination of good temporal and spatial coverage, a relatively long data record, and good accuracy and precision make this a valuable NOy product for various atmospheric studies and model assessments.
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Haley, C. S., and S. Brohede. "Status of the Odin/OSIRIS stratospheric O3 and NO2 data products." Canadian Journal of Physics 85, no. 11 (November 1, 2007): 1177–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p07-114.
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This paper describes the status of the stratospheric ozone and nitrogen dioxide data products from the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS) instrument on the Odin satellite. The current version of the data products is 3.0, covering the period from November 2001 to the present. The O3 and NO2 retrieval methods are reviewed along with an overview of the error analyses and geophysical validation status. PACS Nos.: 07.05.Kf, 07.87.+v, 42.68.Mj, 92.60.hd, 92.60.Ta, 92.60.Vb, 92.70.Cp, 95.75.Fg, 95.75.Rs
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Brohede, S., A. Jones, and F. Jégou. "Internal consistency in the Odin stratospheric ozone products." Canadian Journal of Physics 85, no. 11 (November 1, 2007): 1275–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p07-142.
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The two independent instruments on the Odin satellite, the Optical Spectrograph and Infrared Imaging System (OSIRIS) and the Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (SMR) produce atmospheric profiles of various atmospheric species including stratospheric ozone. Comparisons are made between OSIRIS version 3.0 and SMR version 2.1 ozone data to evaluate the consistency of the Odin ozone data sets. Results show good agreement between OSIRIS and SMR in the range 25–40 km, where systematic differences are less than 15% for all latitudes and seasons. Larger systematic differences are seen below 25 km, which can be explained by the increase of various error sources and lower signals. The random differences are between 20–30% in the middle stratosphere. Differences between Odin up-scans and down-scans or AM and PM are insignificant in the middle stratosphere. Furthermore, there is little variation from year to year, but a slight positive trend in the differences (OSIRIS minus SMR) of 0.045 ppmv/year at 30 km over validation period (2002–2006). The fact that the two fundamentally different measurement techniques, (absorption spectroscopy of scattering sunlight and emission measurements in the sub-millimetre region) agree so well, provides confidence in the robustness of both techniques.PACS Nos.: 92.60.Hd, 92.75.Rs, 95.55.Fw, 95.55.Jz
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Urban, J., N. Lautié, D. Murtagh, P. Eriksson, Y. Kasai, S. Loßow, E. Dupuy, et al. "Global observations of middle atmospheric water vapour by the Odin satellite: An overview." Planetary and Space Science 55, no. 9 (June 2007): 1093–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2006.11.021.
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Belova, Alla, Sheila Kirkwood, U. Raffalski, Gerhard Kopp, Gerd Hochschild, and Joachim Urban. "Five-day planetary waves as seen by the Odin satellite and the ground-based Kiruna millimeter wave radiometer in January–March 2005." Canadian Journal of Physics 86, no. 3 (March 1, 2008): 459–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p07-172.
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The signature of five-day planetary waves in ozone and temperature data from the advanced sub-millimeter radiometer aboard the Odin satellite is examined. The period January–March 2005 and heights from 24–56 km are used. We find highest wave amplitudes in both temperature and ozone in the winter hemisphere at 60°N-70°N. The relative phases between ozone and temperature perturbations show the expected antiphase behaviour in the photochemistry-dominated region at about 40 km altitude. We compare the global planetary wave properties from Odin with five-day perturbations in ozone measured by the millimeter wave radiometer in Kiruna (KIMRA, 67°N, 20°E). In the early part of the comparison interval (January–February) at 40 km, we find good correlation between the two in terms of both phase and amplitude of the perturbations. In the latter part of the comparison interval (March) where mean ozone levels are higher, the amplitudes of the ozone five-day perturbations over Kiruna are much higher than the wave amplitudes found using Odin. We conclude that five-day variations in ozone due to planetary waves can be detected by KIMRA in some circumstances, but that other sources of variability dominate at other heights and times. PACS No.: 94.10.Jd
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Bourassa, A. E., D. A. Degenstein, W. J. Randel, J. M. Zawodny, E. Kyrölä, C. A. McLinden, C. E. Sioris, and C. Z. Roth. "Trends in stratospheric ozone derived from merged SAGE II and Odin-OSIRIS satellite observations." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 14, no. 6 (March 18, 2014): 7113–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-14-7113-2014.
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Abstract. Stratospheric ozone profile measurements from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) II satellite instrument (1984–2005) are combined with those from the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS) instrument on the Odin satellite (2001–Present) to quantify interannual variability and decadal trends in stratospheric ozone between 60° S and 60° N. These data are merged into a multi-instrument, long-term stratospheric ozone record (1984–present) by analyzing the measurements during the overlap period of 2002–2005 when both satellite instruments were operational. The variability in the deseasonalized time series is fit using multiple linear regression with predictor basis functions including the quasi-biennial oscillation, El Niño-Southern Oscillation index, solar activity proxy, and the pressure at the tropical tropopause, in addition to two linear trends (one before and one after 1997), from which the decadal trends in ozone are derived. From 1984–1997, there are statistically significant negative trends of 5–10% per decade throughout the stratosphere between approximately 30–50 km. From 1997–present, a statistically significant recovery of 3–8% per decade has taken place throughout most of the stratosphere with the notable exception between 40° S–40° N below approximately 22 km where the negative trend continues. The recovery is not significant between 25–35 km altitude when accounting for a conservative estimate of instrument drift.
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Bourassa, A. E., D. A. Degenstein, W. J. Randel, J. M. Zawodny, E. Kyrölä, C. A. McLinden, C. E. Sioris, and C. Z. Roth. "Trends in stratospheric ozone derived from merged SAGE II and Odin-OSIRIS satellite observations." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 14, no. 13 (July 9, 2014): 6983–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-6983-2014.
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Abstract. Stratospheric ozone profile measurements from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment~(SAGE) II satellite instrument (1984–2005) are combined with those from the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS) instrument on the Odin satellite (2001–Present) to quantify interannual variability and decadal trends in stratospheric ozone between 60° S and 60° N. These data are merged into a multi-instrument, long-term stratospheric ozone record (1984–present) by analyzing the measurements during the overlap period of 2002–2005 when both satellite instruments were operational. The variability in the deseasonalized time series is fit using multiple linear regression with predictor basis functions including the quasi-biennial oscillation, El Niño–Southern Oscillation index, solar activity proxy, and the pressure at the tropical tropopause, in addition to two linear trends (one before and one after 1997), from which the decadal trends in ozone are derived. From 1984 to 1997, there are statistically significant negative trends of 5–10% per decade throughout the stratosphere between approximately 30 and 50 km. From 1997 to present, a statistically significant recovery of 3–8% per decade has taken place throughout most of the stratosphere with the notable exception between 40° S and 40° N below approximately 22 km where the negative trend continues. The recovery is not significant between 25 and 35 km altitudes when accounting for a conservative estimate of instrument drift.
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Belova, A., S. Kirkwood, and D. Murtagh. "Planetary waves in ozone and temperature in the Northern Hemisphere winters of 2002/2003 and early 2005." Annales Geophysicae 27, no. 3 (March 10, 2009): 1189–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/angeo-27-1189-2009.
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Abstract. Temperature and ozone data from the sub-millimetre radiometer (SMR) installed aboard the Odin satellite have been examined to study the relationship between temperature and ozone concentration in the lower and upper stratosphere in winter time. The retrieved ozone and temperature profiles have been considered between the range of 24–46 km during the Northern Hemisphere (NH) winter of December 2002 to March 2003 and January to March 2005. A comparison between the ozone mixing ratio and temperature fields has been made for the zonal means, wavenumber one variations and 5-day planetary waves. The amplitude values in temperature variations are ~5 K in the wavenumber one and 0.5–1 K in the 5-day wave. In ozone mixing ratio, the amplitudes reach ~0.5 ppmv in the wavenumber one and 0.05–0.1 ppmv in the 5-day wave. Several stratospheric warming events were observed during the NH winters of 2002/2003 and early 2005. Along with these warming events, amplification of the amplitude has been detected in wavenumber one (up to 30 K in temperature and 1.25 ppmv in ozone) and partly in the 5-day perturbation (up to 2 K in temperature and 0.2 ppmv in ozone). In general, the results show the expected in-phase behavior between the temperature and ozone fields in the lower stratosphere due to dynamic effects, and an out-of-phase pattern in the upper stratosphere, which is expected as a result of photochemical effects. However, these relationships are not valid for zonal means and wavenumber one components when the wave amplitudes are changing dramatically during the strongest stratospheric warming event (at the end of December 2002/beginning of January 2003). Also, for several shorter intervals, the 5-day perturbations in ozone and temperature are not well-correlated at lower heights, particularly when conditions change rapidly. Odin's basic observation schedule provides stratosphere mode data every third day and to validate the reliability of the 5-day waves extracted from the Odin measurements, additional independent data have been analysed in this study: temperature assimilation data by the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for the NH winter of 2002/2003, and satellite measurements of temperature and ozone by the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on board the Aura satellite for the NH winter in early 2005. Good agreement between the temperature fields from Odin and ECMWF data is found at middle latitude where, in general, the 5-day perturbations from the two data sets coincide in both phase and amplitude throughout the examined interval. Analysis of the wavenumber one and the 5-day wave perturbations in temperature and ozone fields from Odin and from Aura demonstrates that, for the largest part of the examined period, quite similar characteristics are found in the spatial and temporal domain, with slightly larger amplitude values seen by Aura. Hence, the comparison between the Odin data, sampled each third day, and daily data from Aura and the ECMWF shows that the Odin data are sufficiently reliable to estimate the properties of the 5-day oscillations, at least for the locations and time intervals with strong wave activity.
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Brohede, S., C. A. McLinden, J. Urban, C. S. Haley, A. I. Jonsson, and D. Murtagh. "Odin stratospheric proxy NO<sub>y</sub> measurements and climatology." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 8, no. 2 (March 19, 2008): 5847–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-8-5847-2008.
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Abstract. Five years of OSIRIS (Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System) NO2 and SMR (Sub-Millimetre Radiometer) HNO3 observations from the Odin satellite, combined with data from a photochemical box model, have been used to construct a stratospheric proxy NOy data set including the gases: NO, NO2, HNO3, 2×N2O5 and CIONO2. This Odin NOy climatology is based on all daytime measurements and contains monthly mean and standard deviation, expressed as mixing ratio or number density, as function of latitude or equivalent latitude (5° bins) on 17 vertical layers (altitude, pressure or potential temperature) between 14 and 46 km. Comparisons with coincident NOy profiles from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment–Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) instrument were used to evaluate several methods to combine Odin observations with model data. This comparison indicates that the most appropriate merging technique uses OSIRIS measurements of NO2, scaled with model NO/NO2 ratios, to estimate NO. The sum of 2×N2O5 and CIONO2 is estimated from uncertainty-based weighted averages of scaled observations of SMR HNO3 and OSIRIS NO2. Comparisons with ACE-FTS suggest the precision (random error) and accuracy (systematic error) of Odin NOy profiles are about 15% and 20%, respectively. Further comparisons between Odin and the Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model (CMAM) show agreement to within 20% and 2 ppb throughout most of the stratosphere except in the polar vortices. A particularly large disagreement within the Antarctic vortex in the upper stratosphere during spring indicates too strong descent of air in CMAM. The combination of good temporal and spatial coverage, a relatively long data record, and good accuracy and precision make this a valuable NOy product for various atmospheric studies and model assessments.
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Khabibrakhmanov, I. K., D. A. Degenstein, and E. J. Llewellyn. "Mesospheric ozone: Determination from orbit with the OSIRIS instrument on Odin." Canadian Journal of Physics 80, no. 4 (March 1, 2002): 493–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p02-022.
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The analysis of the data from the optical spectrograph and infrared imager system (OSIRIS) that will fly on the Odin satellite requires special attention as many of the measurements will be made in regions of the atmosphere that are relatively close to terminator. Under these conditions the photochemical processes in the upper atmosphere that are responsible for much of the oxygen infrared atmospheric band airglow emission are nonstationary. It is this latter aspect that complicates the retrieval of the mesospheric ozone profile from the OSIRIS observations. However, a tomographic analysis technique that has been developed specifically for the Odin project allows accurate recovery of local volume emission rates in the orbit plane. It is shown that the tomographic analysis technique can be combined with nonstationary atmospheric photochemistry models to recover the mesospheric ozone profile near the terminator. PACS Nos.: 94.10Fa, 94.10Rk
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Urban, J., M. Pommier, D. P. Murtagh, M. L. Santee, and Y. J. Orsolini. "Nitric acid in the stratosphere based on Odin observations from 2001 to 2009 – Part 1: A global climatology." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9, no. 18 (September 23, 2009): 7031–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-7031-2009.
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Abstract. The Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (SMR) on board the Odin satellite, launched in February 2001, observes thermal emissions of stratospheric nitric acid (HNO3) originating from the Earth limb in a band centred at 544.6 GHz. Height-resolved measurements of the global distribution of nitric acid in the stratosphere were performed approximately on two observation days per week. An HNO3 climatology based on more than 7 years of observations from August 2001 to April 2009 covering the vertical range between typically ~19 and 45 km (~1.5–60 hPa or ~500–1800 K in terms of potential temperature) was created. The study highlights the spatial and seasonal variation of nitric acid in the stratosphere, characterised by a pronounced seasonal cycle at middle and high latitudes with maxima during late fall and minima during spring, strong denitrification in the lower stratosphere of the Antarctic polar vortex during winter (the irreversible removal of NOy by the sedimentation of cloud particles containing HNO3), as well as large quantities of HNO3 formed every winter at high-latitudes in the middle and upper stratosphere. A strong inter-annual variability is observed in particular at high latitudes. A comparison with a stratospheric HNO3 climatology, based on over 7 years of UARS/MLS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite/Microwave Limb Sounder) measurements from the 1990s, shows good consistency and agreement of the main morphological features in the potential temperature range ~465 to ~960 K, if the different characteristics of the data sets such as the better altitude resolution of Odin/SMR as well as the slightly different altitude ranges are considered. Odin/SMR reaches higher up and UARS/MLS lower down in the stratosphere. An overview from 1991 to 2009 of stratospheric nitric acid is provided (with a short gap between 1998 and 2001), if the global measurements of both experiments are taken together.
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Adams, C., A. E. Bourassa, A. F. Bathgate, C. A. McLinden, N. D. Lloyd, C. Z. Roth, E. J. Llewellyn, et al. "Characterization of Odin-OSIRIS ozone profiles with the SAGE II dataset." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 6, no. 1 (January 31, 2013): 1033–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amtd-6-1033-2013.
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Abstract. The Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging System (OSIRIS) on board the Odin spacecraft has been taking limb-scattered measurements of ozone number density profiles from 2001–present. The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II) took solar occultation measurements of ozone number densities from 1984–2005 and has been used in many studies of long-term ozone trends. We present the characterization of OSIRIS SaskMART v5.0x against the new SAGE II v7.00 ozone profiles for 2001–2005, the period over which these two missions had overlap. This information can be used to merge OSIRIS and other satellite ozone measurements with SAGE II into a single ozone record from 1984 to the present. Coincident measurement pairs were selected for &pm;1 h, &pm;1° latitude, and &pm;500 km. The absolute value of the resulting mean relative difference profile was < 5% for 13.5–54.5km and < 3% for 24.5–53.5 km. Correlation coefficients R > 0.9 were calculated for 13.5–49.5 km, demonstrating excellent overall agreement between the two datasets. Coincidence criteria were relaxed to maximize the number of measurement pairs and the conditions under which measurements were taken. With the broad coincidence criteria, good agreement (< 5%) was observed under most conditions for 20.5–40.5 km. However, mean relative differences do exceed 5% under several cases. Above 50 km, differences between OSIRIS and SAGE II are partly attributed to the diurnal variation of ozone. OSIRIS data are biased high compared with SAGE II at 22.5 km, particularly at high latitudes. The OSIRIS optics temperature is low (< 16 °C) during May–July, when the satellite enters the Earth's shadow for part of its orbit. During this period, OSIRIS measurements are biased low by 5–12% for 27.5–38.5 km. Biases between OSIRIS ascending node (northward equatorial crossing time ~ 18:00 LT) and descending node (southward equatorial crossing time ~ 06:00 LT) measurements are also noted under some conditions. This work demonstrates that OSIRIS and SAGE II have excellent overall agreement and characterizes the biases between these datasets.
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McLinden, C. A., J. C. McConnell, E. Griffioen, and C. T. McElroy. "A vector radiative-transfer model for the Odin/OSIRIS project." Canadian Journal of Physics 80, no. 4 (March 1, 2002): 375–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p01-156.
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A vector radiative-transfer code has been developed that is able to accurately and efficiently calculate radiance and polarization scattered from Earth's limb. A primary application of this code will be towards generating weighting functions, based on calculated limb radiances, for the retrieval of trace gases (O3, NO2, BrO, OClO, and O4) from the optical spectrograph and infrared imaging system (OSIRIS). OSIRIS is a UVvisible instrument on board the Odin satellite that measures limb-scattered light. This model solves the vector radiative-transfer equation using an iterative technique simultaneously in both plane-parallel and spherical-shell atmospheres. OSIRIS simulated limb radiance and polarization and OSIRIS weighting functions are presented along with a discussion of the numerical solution parameters, model intercomparisons and timings, and necessary model improvements. Overall agreement with other models was found to be very good and model speed is comparable to a fast finite-difference code. A set of OSIRIS reference atmospheres have been compiled for use with radiative-transfer models. Each of the 216 atmospheres (18 latitudes × 12 months) include profiles of air, pressure, temperature, ozone, NO2, BrO, and stratospheric aerosols.PACS Nos.: 42.68-w, 94.10Gb
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Eriksson, P., B. Rydberg, H. Sagawa, M. S. Johnston, and Y. Kasai. "Overview and sample applications of SMILES and Odin-SMR retrievals of upper tropospheric humidity and cloud ice mass." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 14, no. 14 (August 14, 2014): 20945–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-14-20945-2014.
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Abstract. Retrievals of cloud ice mass and humidity from the SMILES and Odin-SMR sub-millimetre limb sounders are presented and example applications of the data are given. SMILES data give an unprecedented view of the diurnal variation of cloud ice mass. Mean regional diurnal cycles are reported and compared to some global climate models. Some improvements in the models regarding diurnal timing and relative amplitude were noted, but the models' mean ice mass around 250 hPa is still low compared to the observations. The influence of the ENSO state on the upper troposphere is demonstrated using 12 years of Odin-SMR data. The same retrieval scheme is applied for both sensors, which gives low systematic differences between the two datasets. A special feature of this Bayesian retrieval scheme, of Monte Carlo integration type, is that values are produced for all measurements but for some atmospheric states retrieved values only reflect a priori assumptions. However, this "all-weather" capability allows a direct statistical comparison to model data, in contrast to many other satellite datasets. Another strength of the retrievals is the detailed treatment of "beam filling" that otherwise would cause large systematic biases for these passive cloud ice mass retrievals. The main retrieval input are spectra around 635 / 525 GHz from tangent altitudes below 8 / 9 km for SMILES/Odin-SMR, respectively. For both sensors, the data cover the upper troposphere between 30° S and 30° N. Humidity is reported both as relative humidity and volume mixing ratio. The vertical coverage of SMILES is restricted to a single layer, while Odin-SMR gives some profiling capability between 300 and 150 hPa. Ice mass is given as the partial ice water path above 260 hPa, but for Odin-SMR ice water content, estimates are also provided. Beside a smaller contrast between most dry and wet cases, the agreement to Aura MLS humidity data is good. Mean ice mass is about a factor 2 lower compared to CloudSat. This deviation is caused by the fact that different particle size distributions are assumed, and an influence of a priori data in SMILES and Odin-SMR retrievals.
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Adams, C., A. E. Bourassa, A. F. Bathgate, C. A. McLinden, N. D. Lloyd, C. Z. Roth, E. J. Llewellyn, et al. "Characterization of Odin-OSIRIS ozone profiles with the SAGE II dataset." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 6, no. 5 (May 29, 2013): 1447–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1447-2013.
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Abstract. The Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging System (OSIRIS) on board the Odin spacecraft has been taking limb-scattered measurements of ozone number density profiles from 2001–present. The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II) took solar occultation measurements of ozone number densities from 1984–2005 and has been used in many studies of long-term ozone trends. We present the characterization of OSIRIS SaskMART v5.0× against the new SAGE II v7.00 ozone profiles for 2001–2005, the period over which these two missions had overlap. This information can be used to merge OSIRIS with SAGE II into a single ozone record from 1984 to the present, if other satellite ozone measurements are included to account for gaps in the OSIRIS dataset in the winter hemisphere. Coincident measurement pairs were selected for ±1 h, ±1° latitude, and ±500 km. The absolute value of the resulting mean relative difference profile is <5% for 13.5–54.5 km and <3% for 24.5–53.5 km. Correlation coefficients R > 0.9 were calculated for 13.5–49.5 km, demonstrating excellent overall agreement between the two datasets. Coincidence criteria were relaxed to maximize the number of measurement pairs and the conditions under which measurements were taken. With the broad coincidence criteria, good agreement (< 5%) was observed under most conditions for 20.5–40.5 km. However, mean relative differences do exceed 5% for several cases. Above 50 km, differences between OSIRIS and SAGE II are partly attributed to the diurnal variation of ozone. OSIRIS data are biased high compared with SAGE II at 22.5 km, particularly at high latitudes. Dynamical coincidence criteria, using derived meteorological products, were also tested and yielded similar overall results, with slight improvements to the correlation at high latitudes. The OSIRIS optics temperature is low (<16 °C) during May–July, when the satellite enters the Earth's shadow for part of its orbit. During this period, OSIRIS measurements are biased low by 5–12% for 27.5–38.5 km. Biases between OSIRIS ascending node (northward equatorial crossing time ~18:00 LT – local time) and descending node (southward equatorial crossing time ~06:00 LT) measurements are also noted under some conditions. This work demonstrates that OSIRIS and SAGE II have excellent overall agreement and characterizes the biases between these datasets.
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Sandqvist, Aa, P. Bergman, �. Hjalmarson, E. Falgarone, T. Liljestr�m, M. Lindqvist, A. Winnberg, and the Odin Team. "The Search for Water and Other Molecules in the Galactic Centre with the Odin Satellite." Astronomische Nachrichten 324, S1 (September 2003): 161–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asna.200385031.
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