Vol. 27, issue 09, article # 9

Abstract:

The series of ground-based high resolution Fourier-transform measurements of atmospheric transmittance in near infrared region (4000–10000 cm^–1) recorded at the Ural Atmospheric Station in 2012–2013 was processed in order to retrieve relative concentrations of CO₂ and CH₄ in atmospheric column. Retrieved values of methane concentration do not show a noticable seasonal cycle, while retrieved CO₂ concentrations show clear seasonal variations with high amplitude, which are also observed in GOSAT measurements over Ural region. The estimated amplitude of CO₂ seasonal variations is 14–15 ppm. Intercomparison between ground-based and GOSAT measurements of CO₂ shows a good agreement, while satellite values are overestimated by approximately 3 ppm. There is no noticable correlation between CH₄ values, which one can explain by presence of local methane sources in the area of GOSAT observations.

Keywords:

atmospheric remote sensing, FTIR spectrometry, carbon gases, greenhouse gases, CO2, CH4, GOSAT, validation, Ural Atmospheric Station

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