GOMOS validation

E. Kyrola (1) , J. Tamminen (1) , V. Sofieva (1) , S. Hassinen (1) , G.W. Leppelmeier (1) , Jean-Loup Bertaux (2) , Alain Hauchecorne (2) , Francis Dalaudier (2) , Charles Cot (2) , Odile Fanton d'Andon (3) , Gilbert Barrot (3) , Antoine Mangin (3) , Marielle Guirlet (3) , Bertrand Théodore (3) , R. Koopman (4) , R. Fraisse (5) , D. Fussen (6) , F. Vanhellemont (6)

1 FMI - Finnish Meteorological Institute
2 SA - Service d'aéronomie
3 ACRI-ST - Analytic and Computational Research, Inc. - Earth Sciences
4 ESRIN - European Space Research Institute
5 Astrium [Toulouse]
6 BIRA-IASB - Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique

GOMOS (Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars) on Envisat measures ozone, NO/sub 2/, NO/sub 3/, H/sub 2/O, aerosols, neutral air density, and temperature in the stratosphere and mesosphere by detecting the absorption of starlight in UV, visible and infrared wavelengths. During bright limb conditions, GOMOS also observes scattered solar radiation. GOMOS delivers ozone concentration profiles at altitudes 15-100 km with a vertical resolution of about 1.5 km and with a global coverage. As a self-calibrating method, stellar occultation measurements provide a basis for a long-term monitoring of ozone profiles. We present results achieved during the first year of the GOMOS validation program. The validation is based on comparisons with lidars, ozone sondes, balloon borne instruments, other satellites as well as with climatological and meteorological data.

Domains: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]

E. Kyrola, J. Tamminen, V. Sofieva, S. Hassinen, G.W. Leppelmeier, et al.. GOMOS validation. IGARSS 2003. 2003 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Proceedings, IEEE, Jul 2003, Toulouse, France. pp.1365-1367, ⟨10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294110⟩. ⟨insu-03893450⟩