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TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
TOPSE: Tropospheric Ozone Production About the Spring Equinox– Example of a division lead community initiative supported by NSF. – The benefit of a critical mass of observational and modeling capabilities.– Training opportunity for several young university scientists.– Provides useful data for future plans UT/LS.
HANK: ACD’s Regional Chemistry-Transport Model– Application to field campaign analysis– Community based regional model.
ACD Contributions to the NASA TRACE-P Campaign– Leveraging of NSF core funds to develop instruments and gain access to unique
capabilities.– Direct involvement of several universities with ACD Investigators
MIRAGE : Megacity Impacts on the Regional And Global Environment– a new initiative with significant societal importance. – Potential for substantial University involvement.
Reactive Carbon Research Initiative.
– Building upon existing capabilities to address new issues.– Significant potential for University Involvement.
MOPITT:The MOPITT Experiment on Terra– Enhanced by close relations to ACD. MOZART & HANK data assimilation– A community service funded by NASA & Canadian Agencies
Chris Cantrell TOPSE: Tropospheric Ozone Production about the Spring Equinox 2
Atmospheric Chemistry DivisionNational Center for Atmospheric Research
TOPSE: Tropospheric Ozone Production
About the Spring Equinox
Chris Cantrell
Scientist III – Atmospheric Radical Studies24-26 October 2001, NSF Review
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Primary Objective of TOPSE
To investigate the chemical and dynamic evolution of tropospheric chemical composition
over mid- to high-latitude continental North America during the winter/spring transition, with
particular emphasis on the springtime ozone maximum in the troposphere.
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Specific Scientific Questions
1) 2-D morphology and evolution of ozone? 2) Rates of in-situ ozone production? 3) Distribution and evolution of radicals and
reservoirs? 4) Sources and partitioning of reactive odd-
nitrogen? 5) Composition and evolution of volatile organic
compounds? 6) Can models adequately describe and integrate
processes affecting atmospheric chemistry in TOPSE region? In Northern Hemisphere?
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ACD Internal Retreat March, 1997Develop Preliminary White Paper Summer/Fall, 1997Develop Science Proposal Winter, Spring, 1998Letter of Intent to RAF April, 1998TOPSE Proposal Distribution (NSF, Universities, Agencies) June, 1998TOPSE Science Meeting Advertisement (EOS) Aug, 1998TOPSE Open Workshop October, 1998Proposal Submission to NSF Jan/Feb, 1999OFAP Request for Advanced Reservation Spring, 1999Director’s Fund Request (LIDAR installation) Spring, 1999NSF Funding Approvals Fall, 1999Aircraft Integration/Testing Dec, 1999/Jan, 2000TOPSE Mission Feb – May, 2000Mid-mission Science Meeting (NCAR) Mar, 2000First Science Team Meeting (NCAR) Nov, 2000AGU Special Session May, 2001Second Science Team Meeting (Boston) May, 2001Open Access to TOPSE Data Archive June, 2001TOPSE Manuscripts to JGR (1st round) Oct, 2001
TOPSE Development Calendar
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Joel Thornton University of California-Berkeley Graduate studentRebecca Rosen University of California-Berkeley Graduate studentDouglas Day University of California-Berkeley Graduate studentJennifer Murphy University of California-Berkeley Graduate studentDaniel Murphy New Mexico Tech Undergraduate (Senior Thesis)Julie Snow University of Rhode Island Post-DoctoralFan Lei University of Maryland Graduate StudentDouglas Orsini Georgia Tech Post-DoctoralBaoan Wang Georgia Tech Graduate StudentMat Evans Harvard University Post-DoctoralAndrzej Klonecki NCAR ASPCraig Stroud NCAR ASPBrian Wert University of Colorado Graduate StudentAnthony Wimmers University of Virginia Graduate StudentOwen Cooper University of Virginia Graduate StudentJennifer Andrews University of Virginia Undergraduate StudentMark Zondlo NCAR ASPJohn Hair Old Dominion University Post-DocAlton Jones Old Dominion University Graduate StudentAaron Katzenstein UCI Graduate studentBarbara Barletta UCI Graduate studentSimone Meinardi UCI PostdocAlex Choi UCI Graduate studentChangsub Shim Rutgers Univ Graduate studentLinsey Debell Univ. New Hampshire Graduate studentEric Scheuer Univ. New Hampshire Graduate studentUnfunded collaborators:Barkley Sive, Assistant Professor at Central Michigan UniversityOliver Wingenter, Assistant Professor at New Mexico Tech UniversityJodye Selco, Assistant Professor at The University of Redlands
TOPSE Educational Activities
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• Seasonal variation in trace gases/aerosols• Evolution strong function of altitude and latitude• Decline in NMHC; Spring maximum in sulfate• PAN most significant odd-nitrogen component of NOy
• Ozone evolution in the mid-troposphere• Increase about 20 ppb from Feb-May• Covariation in PANs, aerosols; no PV trend• Photochemical/surface sources implicated
• Surface ozone depletion• Observations in early spring-May; broad geographical dist’n• Br-catalyzed ozone loss (as in earlier studies, but variable)• Long-range transport of depleted air suggested
• Transport processes• Most sampled air masses representative of
background mid-troposphere• Distant pollution sources were encountered in layers
Some TOPSE Highlights
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• In-situ photochemical processes• Measured radicals consistent with models (so far)• Model/measurement of photolysis frequencies in agreement• Some model/measurement discrepancy for CH2O, H2O2, HNO3
• Calculated increase in in-situ ozone production in spring• Stratosphere-troposphere exchange
• Remote sensing (satellite/lidar) indicate folds/streamers/STE(?)• In-situ encounters with lower stratosphere during flights• 7Be measurements suggest significant fraction of tropospheric
ozone is from stratosphere. Seasonal modulation by photochemistry, but near constant ozone flux from stratosphere
• 3-D modeling• HANK/MOZART
(Models used/evaluated extensively in campaign)• DAO/Harvard (underway)
Some TOPSE Highlights (cont’d)
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Median Latitude and Altitude Profiles
(Blake – UCI)
Latitude Profiles: Altitude Profiles
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TOPSE SULFATE MIXING RATIO GEOMETRIC MEAN ALTITUDE PROFILE
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Average Ozone Distributions During TOPSE(Browell et al., NASA)
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February1.7 ppb/mo
May12 ppb/mo
April14 ppb/mo
March7 ppb/mo
(Y. Wang, Rutgers Univ)
Model calculated O3 production and loss40 – 60 N; integrated surface to 9 km
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7Be vs O3
Observed “stratospheric influence”
7Be – O3 relationship and stratospheric influence during TOPSE
(Dibb et al., UNH)
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Surface Ozone Depletion Over Baffin Bay
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Transport of surface ozone hole to Hudson Bay
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Summary
• An ACD-led field campaign, with observational and numerical modeling components, was organized and carried out
• Critical collaborations, in measurements & numerical modeling, with colleagues throughout the scientific community
• Important contributions by graduate and post-doctoral students
• 1st round of scientific papers to be published mid-to-late 2002.
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Atmospheric Chemistry DivisionNational Center for Atmospheric Research
HANK:
ACD’s Regional Chemistry-Transport Model
developed by
Peter Hess1
with contributions from
A. Klonecki, J.F. Lamarque, M. Barth, L. Smith, S. Madronich
1Theoretical Studies and Modeling Section
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HANK - Model Overview
Chemical Transport Model driven from MM5
• Resolution: variable (10 x 10 km – 250 x 250 km)• Chemistry: flexible gas and aqueous chemistry
• Transport: Deep and shallow convection, boundary layer transport, advection
• Physical Removal: Episodic dry and wet deposition• Adjoint model for sensitivity studies • Data assimilation package
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HANK SCIENCE
• Mauna Loa Photochemistry Experiment1
– Nature of chemical transformations and transport across the Pacific
– Subtropical free troposphere is a photochemically active region
• Tropospheric Ozone Production about Spring Equinox
– Model run in real time and forecast mode
– Transport’s role in the spring equinox photochemical transition
• Dust transport across Atlantic (UCSB)
• Emissions of U.S. Forest Fires (using MOPITT satellite data)
1Hess, P. G., S. Flocke, J.-F. Lamarque, M. C. Barth, and S. Madronich,Episodic modeling of the chemical structure of the
troposphere as revealed during the spring MLOPEX intensive, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 26809-26839, 2000.
Vukicevic, T. and P. G. Hess, Analysis of tropospheric transport in the Pacific Basin using the adjoint technique, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 7213-7230, 2000.
Hess, P. G., Model and measurement analysis of springtime transport and chemistry of the Pacific basin. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 12689-12717, 2001.
Barth, M. C., P. G. Hess, and S. Madronich, Effect of marine boundary layer clouds on tropospheric chemistry as analyzed in a regional chemistry transport model, J. Geophys. Res., submitted, 2001.
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Pacific Basin Simulations (MLOPEX)
Adjoint Trajectory forpollutant plume to Hawaii
Same trajectory in height- longitude plane
Chemical transformations and rainout along the trajectory
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TOPSE Simulations
CO TRANSPORT OVER POLE
HANK was run in real-time and forecast mode during TOPSE
Seasonal cycle of constituents diagnosed
Important changes in both chemistry and transport during Spring transition
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HANK - Plans
• MIRAGE modeling• Real time and forecast modeling of forest fire pollution• Continued development of adjoint technique
– applications to data assimilation/inverse modeling – CO2 emissions
• Prototype model for WRF-Chem– Coupled meteorological and chemical model– WRF-Chem development group: P. Hess (Lead, NCAR), C. Benkovitz (Brookhaven National Lab), D. W. Byun (University of Houston), G.
Carmichael (University of Iowa), K. Schere (EPA), P.-Y. Whung (NOAA ), G. Grell (NOAA, FSL), J. McHenry (NCSC), Carlie Coats (NCSC), M. Trainer (NOAA, AL), B. Skamarock (NCAR), G. Peng, (Aerospace Corporation), J. Wegiel (AFWA), S. Yvon-Lewis (NOAA, AOML)
Fred Eisele ACD contribution to TRACE-P 43
Atmospheric Chemistry DivisionNational Center for Atmospheric Research
ACD Contributions to the NASA TRACE-P*Campaign
Fred EiseleSenior Research Associate
Photochemical Oxidation & Products
24-26 October 2001, NSF Review
*(TRAnsport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific)
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TRACE-P University Collaborations
• University of California-Irvine• Drexel University• Florida State University• Georgia Institute of Technology• Harvard University (mission scientist Daniel Jacob)• University of Hawaii• University of Iowa• Massachusetts Institute of Technology• University of Miami• University of New Hampshire• Pennsylvania State University• University of Rhode Island• Max-Planck-Institut fur Meteorologie• Nagoya University
This Data is provided for review information only and should not be cited until TRACE-P data is officially released to the public.
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• TRACE-P Data Slides are not being included in hard copy or on the web at NASA’s request because this data has not yet been released to the public.
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Measurement University collaboration- Instrument uniqueness
Actinic flux only group doing these measurements in US
OH, H2SO4,MSA only airborne CIMS technique for OH,
HNO3 MSA, and (in US) for H2SO4- Georgia Tech
HO2/RO2 only airborne HO2/RO2 CIMS in US
Alcohol/Carbonyls only airborne - GC/MS system – U of Miami
CH2O only airborne CH2O TDL technique in US -
U of Tulsa and U of Colorado
PAN etc. no other university airborne GC/ECD for PANs
Organic Nitrate unique combination of measurements-UC Irvine
MOPITT unique satellite measurements – U of Toronto
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SUMMARY
• ACD contributed significantly to the success of TRACE-P
• ACD’s unique measurements complemented those of the university research community and broadened mission capabilities
• ACD is continuing to develop unique capabilities to fill measure voids
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Future TRACE-P Contributions
• Final data submission in December 2001
• Manuscript preparation and submission –Spring/Summer 2002
• TRACE-P data available to the public June 1, 2002
Sasha Madronich MIRAGE 53
Atmospheric Chemistry DivisionNational Center for Atmospheric Research
Megacity Impacts on the Regional And Global Environment
An integrated multi-disciplinary program to study the export and transformations of pollutants from large metropolitan areas to regional and global scales.
Sasha MadronichSenior ScientistTheoretical Studies and Modeling (TSM)
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History
• 1998 Oct.: Open workshop at NCAR• 1999: Proposal for pilot Mexico City study
•Role in aerosol processes and climate•Aerosol organic composition/processing•Hygroscopic properties/nucleation
•Impact on stratospheric chemistry•Organic halogen •Methane/water vapor
Reactive Carbon in the Atmosphere
From P. Shepson
From A. Guenther
From J. SeinfeldFrom P. Newman/SOLVE
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MotivationTo better understand the evolution, fate and interactions of reactive carbon in the atmosphere.
Issues1. What are products of biogenic and anthropogenic carbon
oxidation? What is the distribution of these products in the atmosphere?
2. What are links between carbon oxidation and the nitrogen cycle?3. How does reactive carbon oxidation and product formation affect
atmospheric oxidant production and loss?4. How do reactive carbon oxidation products influence aerosol
production, composition, and growth?5. What are the significant sources (and sinks) of reactive carbon?
What is variation of surface exchanges and controlling variables?
Reactive Carbon Research Initiative
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Reactive Carbon Research Initiative
Approach
Coordination of ACD and community research to address specific questions using a combination of existing and developing measurement technology, model simulations, laboratory studies and field investigations.
Focus on quantitative understanding of selected trace gases representative of different major sources.
Biogenic – Isoprene and selected terpenesAnthropogenic – Toluene; Selected others
Implementation in process studies and incorporation in larger field efforts.
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Reactive Carbon Research Initiative
Research Foci:
– Atmospheric history of reactive carbon
– Carbon – nitrogen interactions
– Aerosol processes and organic interactions
– Radicals and oxidants
– Emission and deposition fluxes
– Development of tools and techniques
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Reactive Carbon Research Initiative
Atmospheric history of reactive carbonLaboratory Investigations:
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Reactive Carbon Research Initiative
Carbon – nitrogen interactions
Laboratory Investigations:Product/yield studies:
Hydroxy-, multifunctional nitratesPANs
Model Investigations:Updated Master MechanismGas-aerosol partitioning
Field Investigations:Process studies: Predicted vs. measured productsSurvey studies: Investigations related to specific
source regions (Biogenic emissions),Role of PANs in UT/LS region
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Initial pathways for isoprene oxidation
(from Sprengnether et al., submitted)
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-Pinene oxidation scheme
(Kamens and Jaoui, 2001)
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Overlaid Chromatogram Plots
File: f:\bear_vg data_aug_01\aug 29 2001 #012.smsSample: L1- 1st Operator: AtlasScan Range: 1 - 4860 Time Range: 3.33 - 32.73 min. Date: 8/29/01 3:26 PMSample Notes: 3 ul int std, 8/22 -23 2319-1105
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Reactive Carbon Research Initiative
Aerosol processes and organic interactions
Laboratory Investigations:Organic acid formationSecondary product/aerosol reactionsRole of organics in nucleation
Model Investigations:Updated mechanismGas-aerosol partitioningIncorporation in larger scale models
Field Investigations:Process studies: Predicted vs. measured productsSurvey studies: Investigations related to specific
source regions (Biogenic emissions/Urban plume)
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Model Investigations:Flux parameterization/Controlling variablesGas-aerosol partitioningIncorporation in larger scale models
Field Investigations:Process studies: Evaluation of emission fluxes from different environments; Estimation of deposition fluxesSurvey studies: Improved estimation of speciated VOC emissions/oxidation products (esp. biogenic VOC)
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Reactive Carbon Research Initiative
Development of tools and techniques
LaboratoryFlow tube and smog chamberIntegrated MS techniquesGas-aerosol partitioning
ModelIncorporation and update with relevant results
Field Gas phase chemistry:
PTR/MS, MS/MS, Fast GC/MS, TDLemissions and oxidation products
Aerosol organic chemistry:Aerosol Ion Trap: particle compositionLC/MS: water soluble organic carbon
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New instrument development (examples)
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LC/MS/MS for water soluble organics (E. Atlas)
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Reactive Carbon Research Initiative
Relationship to existing and planned research
MIRAGEFocus on reactive carbon evolution/TracersAerosol characterization/reactionsLaboratory investigations
UT/LSVOC as sources of ROx VOC as transport tracers/halogen sources
Biosphere, Chemistry and ClimateFlux estimates of VOC from different environments
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Atmospheric Chemistry DivisionNational Center for Atmospheric Research
John GilleSenior ScientistMOPITT and HIRDLS Groups24-26 October 2001, NSF Review
The MOPITT Experiment on Terra
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MOPITT OVERVIEW
Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere• Joint University of Toronto/NCAR satellite instrument project• Developed from Prof. James Drummond’s sabbatical at NCAR
in 1987• University of Toronto and NCAR supporting project with their
expertise
Measurement Goals: Obtain long term global measurements of:
Profiles and columns of Tropospheric CO Total columns of CH4
Demonstrate capability to make and use measurements of tropospheric composition from space
Applications: Improve knowledge of sources, sinks and transformationsTesting and improvement of model transport and chemistry
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MOPITT Investigators
Principal Investigator - James Drummond, UT (CSA Funding) Instrument development, calibration, orbital operation Lead U.S. Investigator - John Gille, NCAR (NASA Funding) Develop, test, apply and update data processing algorithms
Co-Investigators
G.P. Brasseur, Max Planck Institute G.R. Davis, University of Saskatoon J.C. McConnell, York University G.D. Peskett, Oxford University H.G. Reichle, North Carolina State University N. Roulet, McGill University
Further information at
http://www.eos.ucar.edu/mopitt/home.html
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John Gille US Principal Investigator David Edwards NCAR Project Leader
Jarmei Chen Merritt Deeter Louisa Emmons Gene Francis David Grant Alan Hills Shu-peng Ho Boris Khattatov
Jean-Francois Lamarque Debbie Mao Jianguo Niu Dan Packman BarbTunison Juying Warner Valery Yudin Dan Ziskin
The NCAR/ACD MOPITT Team
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History of MOPITT
• 1987 - Prof. James Drummond takes sabbatical at NCAR with John Gille Possibilities for measurement of tropospheric CO discussed• 1988 - MOPITT proposed to NASA• 1989 - Provisional acceptance, beginning of retrieval studies at NCAR• 1990 - Acceptance for development
– Development and testing of retrieval algorithms and operational code at NCAR
• 1999 - Launch in December• 2000 - (March) Reach final orbit, begin data collection (September) Filter position determined, initial good data retrievals• 2001 - (May) Cooler failure, instrument in Safe Mode (June) Begin testing Retrieval Beta version (July) Instrument restarted with single cooler (August) PMC modulation increased
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MOPITT Instrument
MOPITT Instrument: 8 channel nadir viewing gas correlation radiometer
4 channels @ 4.7 m - thermal emission from atmosphere and sfc.
4 channels @ 3.3 m - reflected solar radiation Gas correlation radiometer reduces effects of interfering species, at
the expense of radiative transfer complexity Sensitivity to small radiance changes
The MOPITT instrument and the measurement technique are new: Lessons are being learned in both instrument operation and data processing
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- Level 1 data products - Calibrated and geo-located radiances
- Level 2 data products - Tropospheric CO profiles with a 22 km horizontal resolution
Mixing ratios at surface, 850, 700, 500, 350, 250, 150 hPa with 10% precision
- CO total column with 10% precision
- CH4 total column with 1% precision
- Level 3 data products (initially a research product) - Gridded global CO distribution
- Gridded global CH4 distribution
MOPITT StandardScientific Products
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MOPITT Data Processing
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MOPITT Level 2 CO Column
MOPITT Level 2 CO total column shows:
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• High CO amounts correlate with areas of industrial pollution and biomass burning
• Inter-continental transport• Good comparison with in-
situ aircraft and FTIR data
Plumes from western forest fires clearly seen
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MOPITT Data Assimilation in MOZART 2
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Accomplishments Since Launch
• Diagnosis and correction of instrument artifacts, development of preliminary algorithm
• Public release of preliminary CO total column and profile retrievals in September 2001
• Validation begun with comparisons against Trace-P, CMDL and other profiles and FTIR total column
• Real-time data provided for TRACE-P flight planning in February-March 2001
• Assimilation of MOPITT data with the MOZART-2 CTM
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Initial Example of Single Cooler Data
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Future plans
Three Major Thrusts
• Algorithm improvements
– e.g. Retrieve CH4 column data
– Reduce retrieval bias, other artifacts– Cloud detection and clearing, using MODIS data
• Data quality assessment (“Validation”)– vs. A/C profile measurements fromTrace-P, CMDL, other– vs. ground based FTIR column measurements
• Application of data– To studies of transports, sources, chemical impacts– Inverse modeling to constrain surface emissions– Participation in campaign planning (e.g. MIRAGE)
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Future Outlook
Studies of tropospheric chemistry from space is in its infancy, but offers great promise
Data assimilation will be extremely important in scientific studies
ACD has expertise in remote sounding and data assimilation, and plans to remain involved in this kind of activity
Possible future activities• Involvement in SCIAMACHY validation and data use • Interactions with Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer
on Aura• “MOPITT - 2” under discussion• Evaluation of other instrumental approaches• Collaboration with other experimental groups