Total ozone column retrieval from OMPS-NM measurements

Abstract

Abstract. A scientific total ozone column product from the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite Nadir Mapper (OMPS-NM) observations and its retrieval algorithm are presented. The retrieval employs the Weighting Function Fitting Approach (WFFA), a modification of the Weighting Function Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (WFDOAS) technique. The total ozone columns retrieved with WFFA are in very good agreement with other datasets. A mean difference of 0.6 % with respect to ground-based Brewer and Dobson measurements is observed. Seasonal and latitudinal variations are well represented and in agreement with other satellite datasets. The comparison of our product with the scientific product of OMPS-NM indicate a mean bias of around 0.1 %. The comparison with the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument products (S5P/TROPOMI) OFFL and WFDOAS, shows a persistent negative bias of about −0.5 % for OFFL and –2 % for WFDOAS. Larger differences are only observed in the polar regions. This data product is intended to be used for trend analysis and the retrieval of tropospheric ozone combined with the OMPS limb profiler data.