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Journal Article
Traceable total ozone column retrievals from direct solar spectral irradiance measurements in the ultraviolet
2022
Overview
Total column ozone (TCO) is commonly measured by Brewer and Dobson spectroradiometers. Both types of instruments use solar irradiance measurements at four wavelengths in the ultraviolet radiation range to derive TCO. For the calibration and quality assurance of the measured TCO both instrument types require periodic field comparisons with a reference instrument. This study presents traceable TCO retrievals from direct solar spectral irradiance measurements with the portable UV reference instrument QASUME. TCO is retrieved by a spectral fitting technique derived by a minimal least square fit algorithm using spectral measurements in the wavelength range between 305 and 345 nm. The retrieval is based on an atmospheric model accounting for different atmospheric parameters such as effective ozone temperature, aerosol optical depth, Rayleigh scattering, SO2, ground air pressure, ozone absorption cross sections and top-of-the-atmosphere solar spectrum. Traceability is achieved by fully characterizing and calibrating the QASUME spectroradiometer in the laboratory to SI standards (International System of Units). The TCO retrieval method from this instrument is independent from any reference instrument and does not require periodic in situ field calibration. The results show that TCO from QASUME can be retrieved with a relative standard uncertainty of less than 0.8 % when accounting for uncertainties from the measurements and the retrieval model, such as different ozone absorption cross sections, different reference top-of-the-atmosphere solar spectra, uncertainties from effective ozone temperature or other atmospheric parameters. The long-term comparison of QASUME TCO with TCO derived from a Brewer and a Dobson in Davos, Switzerland, reveals that all three instruments are consistent within 1 % when using the ozone absorption cross section from the University of Bremen. From the results and method presented here, other absolute SI calibrated cost-effective solar spectroradiometers, such as array spectroradiometers, may be applied for traceable TCO monitoring.
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Copernicus GmbH,Copernicus Publications
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