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The novel HALO mini-DOAS instrument: Inferring trace gas concentrations from air-borne UV/visible limb spectroscopy under all skies using the scaling method

Hüneke, Tilman and Aderhold, Oliver-Alex and Bounin, Jannik and Dorf, Marcel and Gentry, Eric and Grossmann, Katja and Grooss, Jens-Uwe and Hoor, Peter and Jöckel, Patrick and Kenntner, Mareike and Knapp, Marvin and Knecht, Matthias and Lörks, Dominique and Ludmann, Sabrina and Matthes, Sigrun and Pfeilsticker, Klaus and Raecke, Rasmus and Reichert, Marcel and Weimar, Jannis and Werner, Bodo and Zahn, Andreas and Ziereis, Helmut (2017) The novel HALO mini-DOAS instrument: Inferring trace gas concentrations from air-borne UV/visible limb spectroscopy under all skies using the scaling method. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, pp. 4209-4234. Copernicus Publications. doi: 10.5194/amt-2017-89. ISSN 1867-1381.

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Abstract

We report on a novel six-channel optical spectrometer (further on called mini-DOAS instrument) for airborne nadir and limb measurements of atmospheric trace gases, liquid and solid water, and spectral radiances in the UV/vis and NIR spectral ranges. The spectrometer was developed for measurements from aboard the German High-Altitude and Long-Range (HALO) research aircraft during dedicated Research missions. Here we report on the relevant instrumental details and the novel scaling method used to infer the mixing ratios of UV/vis absorbing trace gases from their Absorption measured in limb geometry. The uncertainties of the scaling method are assessed in more detail than before for sample measurements of NO2 and BrO. Some first results are reported along with complementary measurements and comparisons with model predictions for a selected HALO research flight from Cape Town to Antarctica, which was performed during the research mission ESMVal on 13 September 2012.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/115143/
Document Type:Article
Title:The novel HALO mini-DOAS instrument: Inferring trace gas concentrations from air-borne UV/visible limb spectroscopy under all skies using the scaling method
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iD
Hüneke, TilmanUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Aderhold, Oliver-AlexUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Bounin, JannikUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Dorf, MarcelUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Gentry, EricUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Grossmann, KatjaUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Grooss, Jens-UweForschungszentrum JülichUNSPECIFIED
Hoor, PeterUniv. MainzUNSPECIFIED
Jöckel, PatrickDLR, IPAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8964-1394
Kenntner, MareikeDLR, IPAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0573-3663
Knapp, MarvinUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Knecht, MatthiasUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Lörks, DominiqueUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Ludmann, SabrinaUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Matthes, SigrunDLR, IPAUNSPECIFIED
Pfeilsticker, KlausUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Raecke, RasmusUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Reichert, MarcelUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Weimar, JannisUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Werner, BodoUniv. HeidelbergUNSPECIFIED
Zahn, AndreasKIT, KarlsruheUNSPECIFIED
Ziereis, HelmutDLR, IPAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-5669
Date:November 2017
Journal or Publication Title:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:Yes
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
DOI:10.5194/amt-2017-89
Page Range:pp. 4209-4234
Publisher:Copernicus Publications
ISSN:1867-1381
Status:Published
Keywords:HALO mini-DOAS, UV/visible limb spectroscopy
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Project Climatic relevance of atmospheric tracer gases, aerosols and clouds
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Transport Meteorology
Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Atmospheric Trace Species
Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Earth System Modelling
Deposited By: Ziegele, Brigitte
Deposited On:10 Nov 2017 14:18
Last Modified:02 May 2019 14:13

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