Comparative Study on the Vertical Column Concentration Inversion Algorithm of Tropospheric Trace Gas Based on the MAX-DOAS Measurement Spectrum
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Processing of Spectral Data
3. Inversion Algorithm
3.1. Geometric Method (Geometric)
3.2. Simplified Model Method (Model)
3.3. Look-Up Table Method (Table)
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. The Diurnal Variation of Column Concentration
4.2. Seasonal Variation of Column Concentration
4.3. Statistic and Analysis
4.3.1. Variation in Relative Differences
4.3.2. The Variation of Distribution Height
4.4. Analysis of Inversion Characteristics of Algorithms
4.5. The Verification and Comparison of MAX-DOAS and the OMI Satellite
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Target Gas | Interfering Gas | Temperature (K) | Source of Absorption Cross-Section Data a | Inverted Wavelength (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
O4 | 293 | Thalman Volkamer (2013) | ||
HCHO | 298 | Meller Moortgat (2000) | ||
BrO | 224 | Fleischmann (2004) | ||
NO2, O4 | NO2 | 294, 220 | Vandaele (1998) | 338~370 |
O3 | 223, 293 | Serdyuchenko (2014) | ||
Ring | — | QDOAS | ||
O4 | 293 | Thalman Volkamer (2013) | ||
HCHO | 298 | Meller Moortgat (2000) | ||
HCHO | BrO | 224 | Fleischmann (2004) | 338~357 |
NO2 | 294, 220 | Vandaele (1998) | ||
O3 | 223, 293 | Serdyuchenko (2014) | ||
Ring | — | QDOAS | ||
O3 | 223, 293 | Serdyuchenko (2014) | ||
SO2 | 293 | Bogumil (2003) | ||
SO2 | NO2 | 294, 220 | Vandaele (1998) | 305~317.5 |
HCHO | 298 | Meller Moortgat (2000) | ||
Ring | — | QDOAS |
LOWTRAN Parameterization | ||
---|---|---|
Altitude | Spring and Summer | Autumn and Winter |
Boundary layer 0~2 km | Urban aerosol | Urban aerosol |
Visibility of 10 km | Visibility of 10 km | |
Relative humidity is 80% | Relative humidity is 70% | |
Troposphere 2~10 km | Visibility of 23 km | Visibility of 23 km |
Relative humidity is 80% | Relative humidity is 70% | |
Stratosphere 10~30 km | Background aerosol | Background aerosol |
Background load | Background load | |
Middle layer 30~100 km | Standard mesosphere aerosol | Standard mesosphere aerosol |
Parameter | Unit | Assignment |
---|---|---|
Solar zenith angle (SZA) | Degree (°) | Measured value |
Relative azimuth | Degree (°) | Measured value |
F | — | 0.10~1.00 (interval:0.10) |
τ | — | 0.10~1.00 (interval:0.10) |
1.15~1.30 (interval:0.15) | ||
1.50~3.00 (interval:0.25) | ||
3.50~4.00 (interval:0.50) | ||
H | km | 0.20~1.20 (interval:0.05) |
1.30~1.50 (interval:0.10) | ||
z | km | 0.10~3.00 (interval:0.25) |
3.50~4.00 (interval:0.50) | ||
5.00~9.00 (interval:1.00) | ||
11.00~15.0 (interval:2.00) | ||
ξ | km | 5 |
The total number of aerosol extinction coefficient profiles | Strip | 5040 |
Geomtry | Model | Table | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor | HCHO VCDtrop | NO2 VCDtrop | SO2 VCDtrop | HCHO VCDtrop | NO2 VCDtrop | SO2 VCDtrop | HCHO VCDtrop | NO2 VCDtrop | SO2 VCDtrop |
DSRF | 0.564 | −0.198 | −0.235 | 0.442 | −0.208 | −0.065 | 0.498 | −0.152 | −0.222 |
RH | −0.428 | 0.405 | −0.265 | −0.361 | 0.712 | −0.205 | −0.431 | 0.531 | −0.268 |
T | 0.402 | −0.326 | 0.300 | 0.322 | −0.690 | 0.284 | 0.473 | −0.452 | 0.335 |
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Wang, H.; Lu, Y.; Yu, K.; Xiao, F.; Guo, R.; Yan, N.; Wang, W. Comparative Study on the Vertical Column Concentration Inversion Algorithm of Tropospheric Trace Gas Based on the MAX-DOAS Measurement Spectrum. Remote Sens. 2024, 16, 3359. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16183359
Wang H, Lu Y, Yu K, Xiao F, Guo R, Yan N, Wang W. Comparative Study on the Vertical Column Concentration Inversion Algorithm of Tropospheric Trace Gas Based on the MAX-DOAS Measurement Spectrum. Remote Sensing. 2024; 16(18):3359. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16183359
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Haoyue, Yuehua Lu, Ke Yu, Feihong Xiao, Rongzhi Guo, Naicong Yan, and Weiguo Wang. 2024. "Comparative Study on the Vertical Column Concentration Inversion Algorithm of Tropospheric Trace Gas Based on the MAX-DOAS Measurement Spectrum" Remote Sensing 16, no. 18: 3359. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16183359