@inproceedings{3ab932d73bba4c0bb3319df29cab2237,
title = "Validation of MOPITT retrievals of carbon monoxide",
abstract = "Validation of the MOPITT retrievals of carbon monoxide (CO) has been performed with a varied set of correlative data. These include in situ observations from a regular program of aircraft observations at 5 sites. Additional in situ profiles are available from several short-term research campaigns. These in situ profiles are critical for the validation of the retrieved CO mixing ratio profiles from MOPITT. Ground-based spectroscopic measurements are compared to MOPITT CO total column densities to validate the observed seasonal cycles. The current validation results indicate good quantitative agreement between MOPITT and in situ profiles, with an average bias less than 20 ppbv. The same seasonal cycles are see in MOPITT and the ground-based spectroscopic data. These validation comparisons provide critical assessments of the retrievals, and continuing improvements to the retrieval algorithms are reducing the validation biases.",
author = "Louisa Emmons and Merritt Deeter and David Edwards and John Gille and Dan Ziskin and Atti{\'e}, \{Jean Luc\} and Juying Warner and Drummond, \{James R.\} and Leonid Yurganov and Paul Novelli and Nikita Pougatchev and Frank Murcray",
year = "2002",
language = "English",
isbn = "078037536X",
series = "International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "3174--3176",
booktitle = "2002 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 24th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "2002 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2002 ; Conference date: 24-06-2002 Through 28-06-2002",
}