Publication Date:
2019-07-27
Description:
AIRS/AMSU is the state of the art infrared and microwave atmospheric sounding system flying aboard EOS Aqua. The Goddard DISC has analyzed AIRS/AMSU observations, covering the period September 2002 until the present, using the AIRS Science Team Version-S retrieval algorithm. These products have been used by many researchers to make significant advances in both climate and weather applications. The AIRS Science Team Version-6 Retrieval, which will become operation in mid-20l2, contains many significant theoretical and practical improvements compared to Version-5 which should further enhance the utility of AIRS products for both climate and weather applications. In particular, major changes have been made with regard to the algOrithms used to 1) derive surface skin temperature and surface spectral emissivity; 2) generate the initial state used to start the retrieval procedure; 3) compute Outgoing Longwave Radiation; and 4) determine Quality Control. This paper will describe these advances found in the AIRS Version-6 retrieval algorithm and demonstrate the improvement of AIRS Version-6 products compared to those obtained using Version-5,
Keywords:
Meteorology and Climatology
Type:
GSFC.ABS.6383.2012
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GSFC.CP.6786.2012
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GSFC.CPR.6944.2012
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SPIE Optics + Photonics 2012 Conference; Aug 08, 2012 - Aug 19, 2012; San Diego, CA; United States|SPIE Optics and Photonics 2012; 16-Dec; San Diego, CA; United States
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application/pdf
