TY - JOUR
T1 - Annual and seasonal variations of atmospheric CO2, N2O and CO concentrations retrieved from NOAA/TOVS satellite observations
AU - Chédin, Alain
AU - Hollingsworth, Anthony
AU - Scott, Noelle A.
AU - Serrar, Soumia
AU - Crevoisier, Cyril
AU - Armante, Raymond
PY - 2002/4/15
Y1 - 2002/4/15
N2 - We show that atmospheric concentration variations of major greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CO) may be retrieved from observations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) polar meteorological satellite series. The method relies on the analysis of the differences between the observations and simulations from a radiative transfer model using collocated radiosonde data and fixed gas concentrations as the prime input. Over the time period considered (July 1987 - September 1991), the results are in good agreement with present knowledge of the atmospheric cycles (seasonal, annual) of the gases. A reanalysis of the more than 20 years archive of NOAA observations has considerable promise for an improved knowledge of the carbon cycle.
AB - We show that atmospheric concentration variations of major greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CO) may be retrieved from observations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) polar meteorological satellite series. The method relies on the analysis of the differences between the observations and simulations from a radiative transfer model using collocated radiosonde data and fixed gas concentrations as the prime input. Over the time period considered (July 1987 - September 1991), the results are in good agreement with present knowledge of the atmospheric cycles (seasonal, annual) of the gases. A reanalysis of the more than 20 years archive of NOAA observations has considerable promise for an improved knowledge of the carbon cycle.
U2 - 10.1029/2001gl014082
DO - 10.1029/2001gl014082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037092332
SN - 0094-8276
VL - 29
SP - 110-1 - 110-4
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
IS - 8
ER -