scholarly journals Temperature dependent ozone absorption cross section spectra measured with the GOME-2 FM3 spectrometer and first application in satellite retrievals

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1623-1632 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Chehade ◽  
B. Gür ◽  
P. Spietz ◽  
V. Gorshelev ◽  
A. Serdyuchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Absolute Cross Section ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Section Data ◽  
Laboratory Setup ◽  
Ozone Column

Abstract. The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) Flight Model (FM) absorption cross section spectra of ozone were measured under representative atmospheric conditions in the laboratory setup at temperatures between 203 K and 293 K in the wavelength range of 230–790 nm at a medium spectral resolution of 0.24 to 0.54 nm. Since the exact ozone amounts were unknown in the gas flow system used, the measured ozone cross sections were required to be scaled to absolute cross section units using published literature data. The Hartley, Huggins and Chappuis bands were recorded simultaneously and their temperature dependence is in good agreement with previous studies (strong temperature effect in the Huggins band and weak in the Hartley and Chappuis bands). The overall agreement of the GOME-2 FM cross sections with the literature data is well within 3%. The total ozone column retrieved from the GOME-2/MetOp-A satellite using the new cross section data is within 1% compared to the ozone amounts retrieved from the standard retrieval performed for GOME-2.

scholarly journals Temperature dependent ozone absorption cross section spectra measured with the GOME-2 FM3 spectrometer and first application in satellite retrievals

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 7983-8015 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Chehade ◽  
B. Gür ◽  
P. Spietz ◽  
V. Gorshelev ◽  
A. Serdyuchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Absolute Cross Section ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Section Data ◽  
Laboratory Setup ◽  
Ozone Column

Abstract. The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME-2) Flight Model (FM) absorption cross section spectra of ozone were measured under representative atmospheric conditions in the laboratory setup at temperatures between 203 K and 293 K in the wavelength range of 230–790 nm at a medium spectral resolution of 0.24 to 0.54 nm. Since the exact ozone amounts were unknown in the gas flow system used, the measured ozone cross sections were required to be scaled to absolute cross section units using published literature data. The Hartley, Huggins and Chappuis bands were recorded simultaneously and their temperature dependence is in good agreement with previous studies (strong temperature effect in the Huggins band and weak in the Hartley and Chappuis bands). The overall agreement of the GOME-2 FM cross sections with the literature data is well within 3%. The total ozone column retrieved from the GOME-2/MetOp-A satellite using the new cross section data is within 1% compared to the ozone amounts retrieved routinely from GOME-2.

scholarly journals Revised temperature dependent ozone absorption cross section spectra (Bogumil et al.) measured with the sciamachy satellite spectrometer

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 2449-2481 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Chehade ◽  
V. Gorshelev ◽  
A. Serdyuchenko ◽  
J. P. Burrows ◽  
M. Weber
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Total Ozone ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Cross Section Data ◽  
Ozone Absorption ◽  
Section Data

Abstract. Ozone absorption cross section spectra and other trace gases had been measured using the Scanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric ChartograpHY (SCIAMACHY) satellite instrument at relevant atmospheric conditions. The measured cross sections were relative cross sections and were converted to absolute values using published data. Using the SCIAMACHY's FM cross sections as published by Bogumil et al. (2003) in the SCIAMACHY retrievals of total ozone leads to an overestimation in the total ozone by 5% compared to collocated GOME data. This work presents the procedures followed to correct the ozone cross section data as published in Bogumil et al. (2003) starting from original raw data (optical density spectra) from the original measurements. The revised data agrees well within 3% with other published ozone cross-sections and preserves the correct temperature dependence in the Hartley, Huggins, Chappuis and Wolf bands. SCIAMACHY's total ozone columns retrieved using the revised cross section data are shown to be within 1% compared to the ozone amounts retrieved routinely from SCIAMACHY.

scholarly journals Revised temperature-dependent ozone absorption cross-section spectra (Bogumil et al.) measured with the SCIAMACHY satellite spectrometer

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 3055-3065 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Chehade ◽  
V. Gorshelev ◽  
A. Serdyuchenko ◽  
J. P. Burrows ◽  
M. Weber
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Total Ozone ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Cross Section Data ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Ozone Absorption ◽  
Section Data

Abstract. Absorption cross-section spectra for ozone and other trace gases had been measured using the Scanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) satellite instrument at relevant atmospheric conditions. The measured cross sections were relative cross sections and were converted to absolute values using published data. Using SCIAMACHY's FM cross sections as published by Bogumil et al. (2003) in the SCIAMACHY retrievals of total ozone leads to an overestimation in the total ozone by 5% compared to collocated GOME data. This work presents the procedures followed to correct the ozone cross-section data starting from original raw data (optical density spectra). The quality of the revised temperature-dependent ozone absorption cross sections is investigated over SCIAMACHY's entire spectral range. The revised data agree well within 3% with other published ozone cross sections and preserve the correct temperature dependence in the Hartley, Huggins, Chappuis and Wulf bands as displayed by the literature data. SCIAMACHY's total ozone columns retrieved using the revised cross-section data are shown to be within 1% compared to the ozone amounts retrieved routinely from SCIAMACHY, which uses Bogumil et al. (2003) data but adjusted with a scaling factor of 5.3% and a wavelength shift of 0.08 nm.

scholarly journals Impact of using a new ultraviolet ozone absorption cross-section dataset on OMI ozone profile retrievals

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5845-5854
Author(s):  
Juseon Bak ◽  
Xiong Liu ◽  
Manfred Birk ◽  
Georg Wagner ◽  
Iouli E. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
High Latitudes ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Cross Section Data ◽  
Ozone Absorption ◽  
Section Data ◽  
Ozone Profile ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. We evaluate different sets of high-resolution ozone absorption cross-section data for use in atmospheric ozone profile measurements in the Hartley and Huggins bands with a particular focus on BDM 1995 (Daumont et al. 1992; Brion et al., 1993; Malicet et al., 1995), currently used in our retrievals, and a new laboratory dataset by Birk and Wagner (2018) (BW). The BDM cross-section data have been recommended to use for retrieval of ozone profiles using spaceborne nadir-viewing backscattered ultraviolet (BUV) measurements since its improved performance was demonstrated against other cross-sections including Bass and Paur (1985) (BP) and those of Serdyuchenko et al. (2014) and Gorshelev et al. (2014) (SER) by the “Absorption Cross-Sections of Ozone” (ACSO) activity. The BW laboratory data were recently measured within the framework of the European Space Agency (ESA) project SEOM-IAS (Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions – Improved Atmospheric Spectroscopy Databases) to provide an advanced absorption cross-section database. The BW cross-sections are made from measurements at more temperatures and in a wider temperature range than BDM, especially for low temperatures. Relative differences of cross-sections between BW and BDM range from ∼2 % at shorter UV wavelengths to ∼5 % at longer UV wavelengths at warm temperatures. Furthermore, these differences dynamically increase by up to ±40 % at cold temperatures due to no BDM measurements having been made below 218 K. We evaluate the impact of using different cross-sections on ozone profile retrievals from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) measurements. Correspondingly, this impact leads to significant differences in individual ozone retrievals by up to 50 % in the tropopause where the coldest atmospheric temperatures are observed. Bottom atmospheric layers illustrate the significant change of the retrieved ozone values, with differences of 20 % in low latitudes, which is not the case in high latitudes because the ozone retrievals are mainly controlled by a priori ozone information in high latitudes due to less photon penetration down to the lower troposphere. Validation with ozonesonde observations demonstrates that BW and BDM retrievals show altitude-dependent bias oscillations of similar magnitude relative to ozonesonde measurements, much smaller than those of both BP and SER retrievals. However, compared to BDM, BW retrievals show significant reduction in standard deviation, by up to 15 %, especially at the coldest atmospheric temperatures. Such improvement is achieved mainly by the better characterization of the temperature dependence of ozone absorption.

scholarly journals Impact of using a new ultraviolet ozone absorption cross-section dataset on OMI ozone profile retrievals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juseon Bak ◽  
Xiong Liu ◽  
Manfred Birk ◽  
Georg Wagner ◽  
Iouli E. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Atmospheric Temperature ◽  
High Latitudes ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Cross Section Data ◽  
Ozone Absorption ◽  
Section Data ◽  
Ozone Profile

Abstract. We evaluate different sets of high-resolution ozone absorption cross-section data for use in atmospheric ozone profile measurements in the Hartley and Huggins bands with a particular focus on Brion-Daumont-Malicet et al. (1995) (BDM) currently used in our retrievals, and a new laboratory dataset by Birk and Wagner (BW) (2018). The BDM cross-section data have been recommended to use for retrieval of ozone profiles using spaceborne nadir viewing Backscattered UltraViolet (BUV) measurements since its improved performance was demonstrated against other cross-sections including Bass and Paur (1985) (BP) and those of Serdyuchenko et al (2014) and Gorshelev et al. (2014) (SER) by the Absorption Cross-Sections of Ozone (ACSO) activity. The BW laboratory data were recently measured within the framework of the ESA project SEOM-IAS (Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions – Improved Atmospheric Spectroscopy Databases) to provide an advanced absorption cross-section database. The BW cross-sections are made from measurements at more temperatures and in a wider temperature range than BDM, especially for low temperatures. Compared to BW, BDM cross-sections are positively biased from ~2 % at shorter UV to ~5 % at longer UV at warm temperatures. Furthermore, these biases dynamically increase by up to ± 40 % at cold temperatures due to no BDM measurements below 218 K. We evaluate the impact of using different cross-sections on ozone profile retrievals from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) measurements. Correspondingly, this impact leads to significant differences in individual ozone retrievals by up to 50 % in the tropopause where the coldest atmospheric temperature is observed. Bottom atmospheric layers illustrate the significant change of the retrieved ozone values with biases of 20 % in low latitudes, which is not the case in high latitudes because the ozone retrievals are mainly controlled by a priori ozone information in high latitudes due to less photon penetration down to the lower troposphere. Validation with ozonesonde observations demonstrates that BW and BDM retrievals show altitude-dependent bias oscillations of similar magnitude relative to ozonesonde measurements, much smaller than those of both BP and SER retrievals. However, compared to BDM, BW retrievals show significant reduction in standard deviation by up to 15 %, especially at the coldest atmospheric temperature. Such improvement is achieved mainly by th better characterization of the temperature dependence of ozone absorption.

scholarly journals Ultraviolet Absorption Cross-Sections of Ammonia at Elevated Temperatures for Nonintrusive Quantitative Detection in Combustion Environments

2021 ◽  
pp. 000370282199044
Author(s):  
Wubin Weng ◽  
Shen Li ◽  
Marcus Aldén ◽  
Zhongshan Li
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Uv Absorption ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Quantitative Detection ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Hot Gas

Ammonia (NH3) is regarded as an important nitrogen oxides (NOx) precursor and also as an effective reductant for NOx removal in energy utilization through combustion, and it has recently become an attractive non-carbon alternative fuel. To have a better understanding of thermochemical properties of NH3, accurate in situ detection of NH3 in high temperature environments is desirable. Ultraviolet (UV) absorption spectroscopy is a feasible technique. To achieve quantitative measurements, spectrally resolved UV absorption cross-sections of NH3 in hot gas environments at different temperatures from 295 K to 590 K were experimentally measured for the first time. Based on the experimental results, vibrational constants of NH3 were determined and used for the calculation of the absorption cross-section of NH3 at high temperatures above 590 K using the PGOPHER software. The investigated UV spectra covered the range of wavelengths from 190 nm to 230 nm, where spectral structures of the [Formula: see text] transition of NH3 in the umbrella bending mode, v2, were recognized. The absorption cross-section was found to decrease at higher temperatures. For example, the absorption cross-section peak of the (6, 0) vibrational band of NH3 decreases from ∼2 × 10−17 to ∼0.5 × 10−17 cm2/molecule with the increase of temperature from 295 K to 1570 K. Using the obtained absorption cross-section, in situ nonintrusive quantification of NH3 in different hot gas environments was achieved with a detection limit varying from below 10 parts per million (ppm) to around 200 ppm as temperature increased from 295 K to 1570 K. The quantitative measurement was applied to an experimental investigation of NH3 combustion process. The concentrations of NH3 and nitric oxide (NO) in the post flame zone of NH3–methane (CH4)–air premixed flames at different equivalence ratios were measured.

scholarly journals Determination of the absorption cross-sections of higher order iodine oxides at 355 nm and 532 nm

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Lewis ◽  
Juan Carlos Gómez Martin ◽  
Mark A. Blitz ◽  
Carlos A. Cuevas ◽  
John M. C. Plane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Atmospheric Chemistry ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Iodine Oxides ◽  
Photo Ionization

Abstract. Iodine oxides (IxOy) play an important role in the atmospheric chemistry of iodine. They are initiators of new particle formation events in the coastal and polar boundary layer and act as iodine reservoirs in tropospheric ozone-depleting chemical cycles. Despite the importance of the aforementioned processes, the photochemistry of these molecules has not been studied in detail previously. Here, we report the first determination of the absorption cross sections of IxOy, x = 2, 3, 5, y = 1–12 at λ = 355 nm by combining pulsed laser photolysis of I2/O3 gas mixtures in air with time-resolved photo-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, using NO2 actinometry for signal calibration. The oxides selected for absorption cross section determinations are those presenting the strongest signals in the mass spectra, where signals containing 4 iodine atoms are absent. The method is validated by measuring the absorption cross section of IO at 355 nm, σ355 nm, IO = (1.2 ± 0.1) ×  10–18 cm2, which is found to be in good agreement with the most recent literature. The results obtained are: σ355 nm, I2O3 

scholarly journals Determination of the absorption cross sections of higher-order iodine oxides at 355 and 532 nm

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 10865-10887
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Lewis ◽  
Juan Carlos Gómez Martín ◽  
Mark A. Blitz ◽  
Carlos A. Cuevas ◽  
John M. C. Plane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Atmospheric Chemistry ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Iodic Acid ◽  
Iodine Oxides ◽  
532 Nm

Abstract. Iodine oxides (IxOy) play an important role in the atmospheric chemistry of iodine. They are initiators of new particle formation events in the coastal and polar boundary layers and act as iodine reservoirs in tropospheric ozone-depleting chemical cycles. Despite the importance of the aforementioned processes, the photochemistry of these molecules has not been studied in detail previously. Here, we report the first determination of the absorption cross sections of IxOy, x=2, 3, 5, y=1–12 at λ=355 nm by combining pulsed laser photolysis of I2∕O3 gas mixtures in air with time-resolved photo-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, using NO2 actinometry for signal calibration. The oxides selected for absorption cross-section determinations are those presenting the strongest signals in the mass spectra, where signals containing four iodine atoms are absent. The method is validated by measuring the absorption cross section of IO at 355 nm, σ355nm,IO= (1.2±0.1) ×10-18 cm2, which is found to be in good agreement with the most recent literature. The results obtained are σ355nm,I2O3<5×10-19 cm2 molec.−1, σ355nm,I2O4= (3.9±1.2)×10-18 cm2 molec.−1, σ355nm,I3O6= (6.1±1.6)×10-18 cm2 molec.−1, σ355nm,I3O7= (5.3±1.4)×10-18 cm2 molec.−1, and σ355nm,I5O12= (9.8±1.0)×10-18 cm2 molec.−1. Photodepletion at λ=532 nm was only observed for OIO, which enabled determination of upper limits for the absorption cross sections of IxOy at 532 nm using OIO as an actinometer. These measurements are supplemented with ab initio calculations of electronic spectra in order to estimate atmospheric photolysis rates J(IxOy). Our results confirm a high J(IxOy) scenario where IxOy is efficiently removed during daytime, implying enhanced iodine-driven ozone depletion and hindering iodine particle formation. Possible I2O3 and I2O4 photolysis products are discussed, including IO3, which may be a precursor to iodic acid (HIO3) in the presence of HO2.

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