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@ARTICLE{Knig:901997,
author = {König, Nils and Wetzel, Gerald and Höpfner, Michael and
Friedl-Vallon, Felix and Johansson, Sören and Kleinert,
Anne and Schneider, Matthias and Ertl, Benjamin and
Ungermann, Jörn},
title = {{R}etrieval of {W}ater {V}apour {P}rofiles from {GLORIA}
{N}adir {O}bservations},
journal = {Remote sensing},
volume = {13},
number = {18},
issn = {2072-4292},
address = {Basel},
publisher = {MDPI},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-03963},
pages = {3675 -},
year = {2021},
abstract = {We present the first analysis of water vapour profiles
derived from nadir measurements by the infrared imaging
Fourier transform spectrometer GLORIA (Gimballed Limb
Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere). The
measurements were performed on 27 September 2017, during the
WISE (Wave driven ISentropic Exchange) campaign aboard the
HALO aircraft over the North Atlantic in an area between
37°–50°N and 20°–28°W. From each nadir recording of
the 2-D imaging spectrometer, the spectral radiances of all
non-cloudy pixels have been averaged after application of a
newly developed cloud filter. From these mid-infrared nadir
spectra, vertical profiles of H2O have been retrieved with a
vertical resolution corresponding to five degrees of freedom
below the aircraft. Uncertainties in radiometric
calibration, temperature and spectroscopy have been
identified as dominating error sources. Comparing retrievals
resulting from two different a priori assumptions (constant
exponential vs. ERA 5 reanalysis data) revealed parts of the
flight where the observations clearly show inconsistencies
with the ERA 5 water vapour fields. Further, a water vapour
inversion at around 6 km altitude could be identified in the
nadir retrievals and confirmed by a nearby radiosonde
ascent. An intercomparison of multiple water vapour profiles
from GLORIA in nadir and limb observational modes, IASI
(Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) satellite
data from two different retrieval processors, and radiosonde
measurements shows a broad consistency between the profiles.
The comparison shows how fine vertical structures are
represented by nadir sounders as well as the influence of a
priori information on the retrievals},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {620},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {2112 - Climate Feedbacks (POF4-211) / 2A3 - Remote Sensing
(CARF - CCA) (POF4-2A3)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2112 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2A3},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000700093100001},
doi = {10.3390/rs13183675},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/901997},
}