Retrievals of atmospheric boundary layer temperature and moisture profiles by using Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer （AERI） measurements in Shouxian

The ground-based Atmospheric Emitted Radi- ance Interferometer （AERI） was deployed in Shouxian, China in 2008 to measure down-welling infrared radiances with high resolution. Based on AERI observations, we propose a new method for retrieving vertical temperature and water vapor profiles in the plane...

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Published in中国科学通报：英文版 no. 8; pp. 795 - 801
Main Author Linjun Pan Daren Lii
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2014
Subjects
大气发射
大气边界层
寿县
干涉仪
检索结果
测量数据
温度
湿度廓线
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Summary:The ground-based Atmospheric Emitted Radi- ance Interferometer （AERI） was deployed in Shouxian, China in 2008 to measure down-welling infrared radiances with high resolution. Based on AERI observations, we propose a new method for retrieving vertical temperature and water vapor profiles in the planetary boundary layer （PBL）. The method exclusively uses NCEP-2, a global reanalysis data as a first-guess profile in an iterative recursive algorithm. The PBL profiles of temperature and moisture under clear sky conditions in Shouxian have been retrieved using this new method. Compared with coinci- dent radiosonde measurements, we find that AERI is able to obtain more accurate temperature and water vapor pro- files in the PBL. The retrieval results with high temporal resolution can be used to monitor the PBL stability and evolution.
Bibliography:The ground-based Atmospheric Emitted Radi- ance Interferometer （AERI） was deployed in Shouxian, China in 2008 to measure down-welling infrared radiances with high resolution. Based on AERI observations, we propose a new method for retrieving vertical temperature and water vapor profiles in the planetary boundary layer （PBL）. The method exclusively uses NCEP-2, a global reanalysis data as a first-guess profile in an iterative recursive algorithm. The PBL profiles of temperature and moisture under clear sky conditions in Shouxian have been retrieved using this new method. Compared with coinci- dent radiosonde measurements, we find that AERI is able to obtain more accurate temperature and water vapor pro- files in the PBL. The retrieval results with high temporal resolution can be used to monitor the PBL stability and evolution.
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AERI · PBL · Temperature profileWater vapor profile · NCEP-2
ISSN:1001-6538
1861-9541