Validation

NDSC VALIDATION EXERCISES INVOLVING LIDAR

revised March 2001

Comparison campaigns at NDSC stations

1. Ozone validation

TMF, California, USA

McDermid, I. S., S. M. Godin, L. O. Lindquist, T. D. Walsh, J. Burris, J. Butler, R. Ferrare, D. Whiteman and T. J. McGee, Measurement Inter-Comparison of the JPL and GSFC Stratospheric Ozone Lidar Systems, App. Opt., 29, 4671-4676, 1990.

McDermid, I. S., S. M. Godin and T. D. Walsh, Lidar Measurements of Stratospheric Ozone and Inter-Comparisons and Validation (Invited Paper), Appl. Opt., 29, 4914-4923, 1990.

McDermid, I. S., S. M. Godin, R. A. Barnes, C. L. Parsons, A. Torres, M. P. McCormick, W. P. Chu, P. Wang, J. Butler, P. Newman, J. Burris, R. Ferrare, D. Whiteman and T. J. McGee. Comparison of Ozone Profiles From Ground-Based Lidar, ECC Balloon Sonde, ROCOZ-A Rocket Sonde, and SAGE II Satellite Measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 10037-10042, 1990.

Margitan, J. J., R. A. Barnes, G. B. Brothers, J. Butler, J. Burris, B. J. Connor, R. A. Ferrare, J. B. Kerr, W. D. Komhyr, M. P. McCormick, I. S. McDermid, C. T. McElroy, T. J. McGee, A. J. Miller, M. Owens, A. D. Parrish, C. L. Parsons, A. L. Torres, J. J. Tsou, T. D. Walsh, and D. Whiteman, Stratospheric Ozone Intercomparison Campaign (STOIC) 1989: Overview, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 9193-9208, 1995.

McDermid, I. S., S. M. Godin and T. D. Walsh, Results from the JPL Stratospheric Ozone Lidar During STOIC 1989, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 9263-9272, 1995.

Tsou, J. J., B. J. Connor, A. Parrish, I. S. McDermid and W.P. Chu, Ground-Based Microwave Monitoring of Middle Atmosphere Ozone: Comparison to Lidar and SAGE II Satellite Observations, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 3005-3016, 1995.

Komhyr, W. D., B. J. Connor, I. S. McDermid, T. J. McGee, A.D. Parrish and J. J. Margitan, Comparison of STOIC 1989 Ground-Based Lidar, Microwave Radiometer, and Dobson Spectrophotometer Umkehr Ozone Profiles With Ozone Profiles from Balloon-Borne ECC Ozonesondes, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 9273-9282, 1995.

McDermid, I. S., J. B. Bergwerff, G. Bodeker, I. S. Boyd, E.J. Brinksma, B. J. Connor, R. Farmer, M. R. Gross, P. Kimvilakani, W. A. Matthews, T. J. McGee, F. T. Ormel, A. Parrish, U. Singh, D. P. J. Swart, J. J. Tsou, P. H. Wang, and J. Zawodny. OPAL: Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change Ozone Profiler Assessment at Lauder, New Zealand. I. Blind Intercomparisons, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 28,683-28,692, 1998.

McDermid, I. S., J. B. Bergwerff, G. Bodeker, I. S. Boyd, E. J. Brinksma, B. J. Connor, R. Farmer, M. R. Gross, P. Kimvilakani, W. A. Matthews, T. J. McGee, F. T. Ormel, A. Parrish, U. Singh, D. P. J. Swart, and J. J. Tsou. OPAL: Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change Ozone Profiler Assessment at Lauder, New Zealand. II. Intercomparison of Revised Results. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 28,693-28,699, 1998.

Boyd, I. S., Greg E. Bodeker, Brian J. Connor, Daan P.J. Swart, and Ellen J. Brinksma, An assessment of ECC ozonesondes operated using 1% and 0.5% Kl cathode solutions at Lauder, New Zealand, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 2409-2412, 1998

Brinksma, E.J., et al., Validation of 3 years of ozone measurements over Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change station Lauder, New Zealand, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 17291-17306, 2000.

McDermid, I. S., T. J. McGee, and D. P. J. Swart, NDSC Lidar Intercomparisons and Validation: OPAL and MLO3 Campaigns in 1995, Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing with Lidar, Springer New York-Berlin-Heidelberg, 525-528, 1996.

McPeters, R. D., D. J. Hofmann, M. Clark, L. Flynn, L. Froidevaux, M. Gross, B. Johnson, G. Koenig, X. Liu, I. S. McDermid, T. McGee, F. Murcray, M. J. Newchurch, S. Oltmans, A. Parrish, R. Schnell, U. Singh, J. J. Tsou., T. D. Walsh, and J. M. Zawodny, Results from the 1995 Stratospheric Ozone Profile Intercomparison at Mauna Loa., J. Geophys. Res., 104, 30,505-30,514, 1999.

Steinbrecht, W., M. R. Gross, T. J. McGee, R. Neuber, P. von der Gathen, P. Wahl, U. Klein, and J. Langer, Results of the 1998 Ny-Ålesund Ozone Measurements Intercomparison NAOMI, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 30515-30523, 1999.

Lacoste, A.M., S. Godin, et G. Mégie, Lidar measurements and Umkehr observations of the ozone vertical distribution at the Observatoire de Haute-Provence, J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 54, 571-582, 1992.

McGee, T., P. Newman, M. Gross, U. Singh, S. Godin, S. Lacoste, et G. Megie, Correlation of ozone loss with the presence of volcanic aerosols, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 801-2.801, 1994.

Guirlet, M., P. Keckhut, S. Godin and G. Mégie, Description of the long-term ozone data series obtained from different instrumental techniques at a single location: The Observatoire de Haute-Provence (43.9 °N, 5.7°E), Ann. Geophys., 2000.

Braathen G.O., T.J. McGee, M.R. Gross, S. Godin, P. Keckhut, C. Vialle, and A. Hauchecorne, Intercomparaison of stratospheric ozone and temperature measurements at the Observatoire de Haute Provence during an NDSC validation campaign from 1-18 july 1997, To be submitted to Geophys. Res. Lett., 2000.

Claude, H. and Steinbrecht, W. Long term ozone DIAL measurements at Hohenpeißenberg, intercomparisons with Brewer/Mast ozone sondes, HALOE, SBUV, and SAGE II, Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing with Lidar, Springer New York-Berlin-Heidelberg, 537-540, 1996.

Steinbrecht, W.; Claude, H. and Schoenenborn, F. Nine years of lidar measurements at Hohenpeißenberg: Validation and results, Proc. Quadr. Ozone Symp. 1996, L'Aquila, Italy, (R. Boikov, G. Visconti, eds.), 171-174; 1998.

Bergeret, V., S. Bekki, S. Godin and G. Mégie, Analyse des variations saisonnières de l'ozone antarctique dans la basse stratosphère à partir des données lidar et sonde de Dumont d'Urville, C.R. Acad. Sci. Sér. II a, 326, 751-756, 1998.

Singh, U.N., P. Keckhut, T.J. McGee, M.R. Gross, A. Hauchecorne, E.F. Fishbein, J.W. Waters, J.C. Gille, A.E. Roche and J.M. Russell III, Stratospheric temperature measurements by two collocated NDSC lidars at OHP during UARS validation campaign, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10287-10297, 1996.

Braathen G.O., T.J. McGee, M.R. Gross, S. Godin, P. Keckhut, C. Vialle, and A. Hauchecorne, Intercomparaison of stratospheric ozone and temperature measurements at the Observatoire de Haute Provence during an NDSC validation campaign from 1-18 july 1997, To be submitted to Geophys. Res. Lett., 2000.

Namboothiri, S. P. , N, Sugimoto, H. Nakane, I. Matsui and Y. Murayama, Rayleigh lidar observation of temperature over Tsukuba: winter thermal structure and comparison studies, Earth, Planets and Space, 51, 825-832, 1999.

Godin, S., A. I. Carswell, D. P. Donovan, H. Claude, W. Steinbrecht, I. S. McDermid, T. J. McGee, M. R. Gross, H Nakane, D. P. J. Swart, H. B. Bergwerff, O. Uchino, P. von der Gathen, R. Neuber, Ozone differential absorption lidar algorithm intercomparison, Appl. Opt., 38, 6225-6236, 1999

Leblanc, T., I.S. McDermid, A. Hauchecorne and P. Keckhut, Evaluation of optimization of lidar temperature analysis algorithms using simulated data, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 6177-6187, 1998.

Steinbrecht, W., H. Jäger, A. Adriani, G. di Donfrancesco, J. Barnes, G. Beyerle, R. Neuber, C. David, S. Godin, D. Donovan, A. I. Carswell, M. Gross, T. McGee, F. Masci, A. D‚ Altorio, V. Rizi, G. Visconti, I. S. McDermid, G. Mégie, A. Mielke, B. Stein, C. Wedkind, T. Nagai, O. Uchino, H. Nakane, M. Osborn, and D. Winker, NDSC Intercomparison of Stratospheric Aerosol Processing Algorithms, Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing with Lidar, Springer New York-Berlin-Heidelberg, 501-504, 1996.

Cairo, F., A. Adriani, G. Didonfrancesco, L. Pulvirenti and F. Fierli, A comparison of various linear depolarization parameters measured by lidar, Appl. Opt., 1999. (soumis)

Wild, J. D., M. E. Gelman, A. J. Miller, M. L. Chanin, A. Hauchecorne, P. Keckhut, R. Farley, P. D. Dao, J. W. Meriwether, G. P. Gobbi, F. Congeduti, A. Adriani, I. S. McDermid, T. J. McGee and E. F. Fishbein, Comparison of stratospheric temperatures from several lidars, using National Meteorological Center and microwave limb sounder data as transfer references, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 11,105-11,111, 1995.

Bencherif, H., P. Keckhut, J. Leveau, A. Hauchecorne, C. Brogniez, G. Mégie, M. Bessafi and J.D. Lan Sun Luk, Vertical structure of the planetary waves in the tropical middle atmosphere derived from lidar profiles, J. Geophys. Res., 1999. (soumis)

Namboothiri, S. P. , N, Sugimoto, H. Nakane, I. Matsui and Y. Murayama, Rayleigh lidar observation of temperature over Tsukuba: winter thermal structure and comparison studies, Earth, Planets and Space, 51, 825-832, 1999.

Gille, J. C., P. L. Bailey, S. T. Massie, L. V. Lyjak, D. P. Edwards, A. E. Roche, J. B. Kumer, J. L. Mergenthaler, M. R. Gross, A. Hauchecorne, P. Keckhut, T. J. McGee, I. S. McDermid, A. J. Miller, and U. Singh, Accuracy and precision of cryogenic limb array etalon spectrometer (CLAES) temperature retrievals, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9583-9602, 1996.

Fishbein, E.F., R.E. Cofield, L. Froidevaux, R.F. Jarnot, T. Lungu, W.G. Read, Z. Shippony, J.W. Waters, I.S. McDermid, T.J. McGee, U.N. Singh, M. Gross, A. Hauchecorne, P. Keckhut, M.E. Gelman and R.M. Nagatani, Validation of UARS Microwave Limb Sounder temperature and pressure measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9983-10016, 1996.

Gille, J.C., P.L. Bailey, S.T. Massie, L.V. Lyjak, D.P. Edwards, A.E. Roche, J.B. Kumer, J.L. Mergenthaler, M.R. Gross, A. Hauchecorne, P. Keckhut, T.J. McGee, I.S. McDermid, A.J. Miller and U. Singh, Accuracy and precision of Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) temperature retrievals, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9583-9601, 1996.

Hervig, M.E., J.M. Russell III, L.L. Gordley, S.R. Drayson, K. Stone, R.E. Thompson, M.E. Gelman, I.S. McDermid, A. Hauchecorne, P. Keckhut, T.J. McGee, U.N. Singh and M.R. Gross, Validation of temperature measurements from the Halogen Occultation Experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10277-10285, 1996.

Keckhut, P., M.E. Gelman, J.D. Wild, F. Tissot, A.J. Miller, A. Hauchecorne, M.L. Chanin, E.F. Fishbein, J. Gille, J.M. Russell III and F.W. Taylor, Semidiurnal and diurnal temperature tides (30-55 km): climatology and effect on UARS-LIDAR data comparisons, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10299-10310, 1996.

Baily, P. L., D. P. Edwards, J. C. Gille, L. V. Lyjak, S. T. Massie, A. E. Roche, J. B. Kumer, J. L. Mergenthaler, B. J. Connor, M. R. Gunson, J. J. Margitan, I. S. McDermid, and T. J. McGee, Comparison of cryogenic limb array etalon spectrometer (CLAES) ozone observations with correlative measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9737-9756, 1996.

Froidevaux, L., W. G. Read, T. A. Lungu, R. E. Cofield, E. F. Fishbein, D. A. Flower, R. F. Jarnot, B. P. Ridenoure, Z. Shippony, J. W. Waters, J. J. Margitan, I. S. McDermid, R. A. Stachnik, G. E. Peckham, G. Braathen, T. Deshler, J. Fishman, D. J. Hofmann and S. J. Oltmans, Validation of UARS Microwave Limb Sounder ozone measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10,017-10,060, 1996.

Bruhl, C., S. R. Drayson, J. M. Russell, P. J. Crutzen, J. M. McInerney, P. N. Purcell, H. Claude, H. Gernandt, T. J. McGee, and I. S. McDermid, Halogen Occultation Experiment ozone channel validation, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 10,217-10,240, 1996.

McDermid, I. S., S. M. Godin, Pi-Huan Wang and M. P. McCormick, Comparison of Stratospheric Ozone Profiles and Their Seasonal Variations as Measured by LIDAR and SAGE II During 1988, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 5605-5612, 1990.

Nakane, H., Y. Sasano, SS. Hayashida, N. Sugimoto, I. Matsui, A. Minato and M.P. McCormic, Comparison of ozone profiles obtained with NIES DIAL and SAGE II measurements, J. Meteorol Soc. Jpn., 71, 153 - 159, 1993.

Planet, W. G., A. J. Miller, J. J. DeLuisi, D. J. Hofmann, S.J. Oltmans, J. D. Wild, I. S. McDermid, R. D. McPeters, and B. J. Connor, Comparison of NOAA-11 SBUV/2 Ozone Vertical Profiles with Correlative Measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 293-296, 1995.

Nakane, H., Y. Sasano, SS. Hayashida, N. Sugimoto, I. Matsui, A. Minato and M.P. McCormic, Comparison of ozone profiles obtained with NIES DIAL and SAGE II measurements, J. Meteorol Soc. Jpn., 71, 153 - 159, 1993.

Cheng-Hsuan Lu, Glenn K. Yue, Gloria L. Manney, Horst Jaeger, and Volker A. Mohnen, Lagrangian Approach for Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) II profile intercomparisons, J.Geophys.Res, 105, 4563-4572, 2000.

Jaeger, H., V. Freudenthaler, and F. Homburg, ELITE-94: IFU correlative results, in ELITE-94, The European 'LITE' Correlative Measurement Campaign, Workshop Proceedings, 9-10 November 1995, Florence, Italy; esa WPP-107, 49-56, 1996.

Brogniez, C., R. Santer, B.S. Diallo, M. Herman, J. Lenoble, and H. Jaeger, Comparative observations of stratospheric aerosols by ground-based lidar, balloon-borne polarimeter, and satellite solar occultation, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 20, 805-20,823, 1992.