Retrieving N2O from nadir-viewing infrared spectrometers

A. M. Lubrano; G. Masiello; M. Matricardi; C. Serio; V. Cuomo

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v56i3.16418

Retrieving N2O from nadir-viewing infrared spectrometers

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 56 (2004): Issue 3

By: A. M. Lubrano, G. Masiello, M. Matricardi, C. Serio and V. Cuomo

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|Jan 2004

Abstract

The paper describes and demonstrates a methodology for the physical retrieval of nitrous oxide that uses the spectral radiance measured by the next generation of high-resolution satellite-borne infrared sensors. The performance of the retrieval scheme has been assessed on the basis of numerical exercises. Examples of retrievals based on Interferometric Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases (IMG) spectra measured over the sea surface are given to demonstrate the ability of the scheme to obtain accurate N₂O concentration values.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v56i3.16418 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 249 - 261

Submitted on: Feb 14, 2003

Accepted on: Oct 30, 2003

Published on: Jan 1, 2004

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© 2004 A. M. Lubrano, G. Masiello, M. Matricardi, C. Serio, V. Cuomo, published by Stockholm University Press
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