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GOME: Vertical Profiles of Ozone and other Trace Gases Ozone profiles Version 1.2

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2002-11-06
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2006-12-10
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 4.78K Files | 4GB
Abstract

The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) was an instrument aboard ERS-2. The main scientific objective of the GOME mission is to measure the global distribution of ozone and several trace gases which play an important role in the ozone chemistry of the Earth's stratosphere and troposphere, for example, NO2, BrO, OClO, and SO2.

This dataset contains version 1.2 ozone profiles derived by the Remote Sensing Group (RSG) at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, UK, as part of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO). These were derived from radiances measured by the GOME on-board ERS-2. The collection also includes total column ozone, column BrO, and column NO2 as well as cloud heights derived from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR), which are included to aid interpretation of the ozone profiles.

Citable as:  STFC RAL Space Remote Sensing Group; Kerridge, B.; Siddans, R. (2006): GOME: Vertical Profiles of Ozone and other Trace Gases Ozone profiles Version 1.2. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ec206b93dedb4f56a9a18c6110083350
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: GOME, ozone, ATSR, trace gases

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Data lineage:

Data files provided as is to the British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) by the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) Space Remote Sensing Group.
Data Quality:
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File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted

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Process overview

This dataset was generated by a combination of instruments deployed on platforms and computations as detailed below.

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1 Mobile Platform Operation for: European Remote Sensing satellite 2 (ERS-2)

Computation Element: 1

Title Deployed on European Remote Sensing satellite 2 (ERS-2)
Abstract This computation involved: deployed on European Remote Sensing satellite 2 (ERS-2). European Remote Sensing satellite Two (ERS-2), successor and nearly identical to ERS-1. It follows the same orbit as ERS-1 and was launched in April 1995. ERS-2 was nearly identical to ERS-1. The platform is based on the design developed for the French SPOT satellite. Payload electronics accommodated in a box-shaped housing on the platform; antennas fitted to a bearing structure. ERS-2 carries the following instruments: AMI - active microwave instrument consisting of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and a wind scatterometer (both in the C-band). RA- radar altimeter: takes precise measurements of the distance from the ocean surface and of wave heights. ATSR - along-track scanning radiometer (operating in the infra-red and visible ranges): measures sea surface temperatures and the vegetation cover of land surfaces. GOME - global ozone monitoring experiment, an absorption spectrometer which measures the presence of ozone, trace gases and aerosols in the stratosphere and troposphere. MS - microwave sounder: supplies data on atmospheric humidity. PRARE - precise range and range rate equipment: ERS orbit and trajectory determination. LRR - laser reflector: determines satellite position using ground-based laser stations. IDHT - instrument data handling and transmission: temporary on-board data storage by means of two 6.5 GBit tape recorders, equivalent to the data volume acquired in one orbit. Recording, formatting and transmission of data at 105 Mbit/s (transmission of SAR imaging data in real time), or 15 Mbit/s (transfer from tape recorder).
Input Description None
Output Description None
Software Reference None

Computation Element: 2

Title ATSR statistics for use with GOME Ozone profile Data
Abstract ATSR statistics for use with GOME Ozone profile Data
Input Description None
Output Description None
Software Reference None
Output Description

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  • units: Degrees North/East
  • long_name: 4-corner latitude,longitude
  • var_id: ll
  • units: %
  • long_name: A priori error
  • var_id: aperror
  • units: molecules.cm-3
  • long_name: A priori ozone number density
  • var_id: apozone
  • long_name: ATSR Channel names
  • var_id: channels
  • long_name: Across track GOME pixel number
  • var_id: pix
  • units: d(ret.number density)/d(true.number density)
  • long_name: Averaging kernel
  • var_id: ak
  • var_id: lat
  • units: Degrees North
  • long_name: Centre latitude
  • units: Degrees East
  • var_id: lon
  • long_name: Centre longitude
  • units: %
  • long_name: Error on total column BrO
  • var_id: bro_err
  • units: %
  • long_name: Error on total column NO2
  • var_id: no2_err
  • long_name: Final cost function value
  • var_id: cost
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: GDP Level 2 ICFA CTP
  • var_id: op_ctp
  • units: -
  • long_name: GDP Level 2 IFCA fraction
  • var_id: op_frac
  • units: Dobson units
  • long_name: GDP Level 2 total column O3
  • var_id: op_tco3
  • long_name: GOME pixel number
  • var_id: lpx
  • long_name: Ground pixel number
  • var_id: pixno
  • long_name: IR12 Histogram
  • var_id: ir12hist
  • var_id: lat
  • units: degress north
  • long_name: Latitude of centre of pixel
  • var_id: lon
  • units: degress east
  • long_name: Longitude of centre of pixel
  • long_name: NO2 Column
  • names: NO2 Column
  • units: %
  • long_name: Ozone Error
  • var_id: error
  • units: molecules.cm-3
  • long_name: Ozone number density
  • var_id: ozone_nd
  • units: ppv
  • long_name: Ozone volume mixing ratio
  • var_id: ozone_vmr
  • long_name: Parallax height Histogram
  • var_id: hparhist
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pressure levels
  • var_id: levels
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pressure levels of averaging kernel truth perturbations
  • var_id: truth levels
  • units: 0(No),1(Yes)
  • long_name: Retrieval converged ?
  • var_id: aconv
  • units: 0(No),1(Yes)
  • long_name: Retrieval passed chi square test ?
  • var_id: achi
  • long_name: Retrieved Ring scaling factor
  • var_id: ring
  • units: nm
  • long_name: Retrieved X-section shift
  • var_id: xsect
  • units: nm
  • long_name: Retrieved slit width
  • var_id: slit
  • long_name: Retrieved surface albedo
  • var_id: salb
  • units: molecules.cm-2
  • long_name: Retrieved total column BrO
  • var_id: bro
  • units: molecules.cm-2
  • long_name: Retrieved total column NO2
  • var_id: no2
  • units: Dobson units
  • long_name: Retrieved total column ozone
  • var_id: tco3
  • units: nm
  • long_name: Retrieved wavelength misregistration
  • var_id: misr
  • units: 0(left),1(nadir),2(right),3(back-scan)
  • long_name: Scan position
  • var_id: scp
  • long_name: Scene description
  • var_id: scene_type
  • units: degrees
  • long_name: Solar Zenith Angle
  • var_id: sza
  • units: degrees
  • var_id: sza
  • long_name: Solar zenith angle
  • var_id: time
  • long_name: Time
  • units: seconds after 00:00 UT
  • var_id: time
  • units: seconds
  • long_name: Time of Day
  • long_name: average signal in each channel for each scene type
  • var_id: ave
  • long_name: count of ATSR pixels contributing to ave and sd
  • var_id: count
  • long_name: number of ATSR pixels in a scene type
  • var_id: scenes
  • long_name: number of ATSR pixels per GOME pixel
  • var_id: gpix
  • var_id: ll
  • units: degress north and east
  • long_name: pixel corners
  • long_name: pixel label in data array for indexing
  • var_id: pixel_label
  • long_name: scene label in data array for indexing
  • var_id: scene_label
  • long_name: standard deviation of signal in each channel for each scene type
  • var_id: sd

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1995-06-28T23:00:00
End time:
1999-08-15T22:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
  
-180.0000°
  
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°
  
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