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Tropospheric NO<sub>2</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub>, and HCHO over the East China Sea, using ship-based MAX-DOAS observations and comparison with OMI and OMPS satellite data
摘要： In this study, ship-based multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) measurements were performed in the East China Sea (ECS) area in June 2017. The tropospheric slant column densities (SCDs) of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and formaldehyde (HCHO) were retrieved from the measured spectra using the differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) technique. Using the simple geometric approach, the SCDs of different trace gases observed at a 15? elevation angle were adopted to convert into tropospheric vertical column densities (VCDs). During this campaign, the averaged VCDs of NO2, SO2, and HCHO in the marine environment over the ECS area are 6.50 × 1015, 4.28 × 1015, and 7.39 × 1015 molec cm?2, respectively. In addition, the ship-based MAX-DOAS trace gas VCDs were compared with satellite observations of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS). The daily OMI NO2 VCDs agreed well with ship-based MAX-DOAS measurements showing the correlation coefficient R of 0.83. In addition, the good agreements of SO2 and HCHO VCDs between the OMPS satellite and ship-based MAX-DOAS observations were also found, with correlation coefficients R of 0.76 and 0.69. The vertical profiles of these trace gases are achieved from the measured differential slant column densities (DSCDs) at different elevation angles using the optimal estimation method. The retrieved profiles displayed the typical vertical distribution characteristics, which exhibit low concentrations of < 3, < 3, and < 2 ppbv for NO2, SO2, and HCHO in a clean area of the marine boundary layer far from coast of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) continental region. Interestingly, elevated SO2 concentrations can be observed intermittently along the ship routes, which is mainly attributed to the vicinal ship emissions in the view of the MAX-DOAS measurements. Combined with the onboard ozone lidar measurements, the ozone (O3) formation was discussed with the vertical profile of the HCHO/NO2 ratio, which is sensitive to increases in NO2 concentration. This study provided further understanding of the main air pollutants in the marine boundary layer of the ECS area and also benefited the formulation of policies regulating the shipping emissions in such costal areas like the YRD region.
关键词： OMPS,SO2,East China Sea,MAX-DOAS,HCHO,OMI,NO2
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Observing atmospheric formaldehyde (HCHO) from space: validation and intercomparison of six retrievals from four satellites (OMI, GOME2A, GOME2B, OMPS) with SEAC<sup>4</sup>RS aircraft observations over the Southeast US
摘要： Formaldehyde (HCHO) column data from satellites are widely used as a proxy for emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), but validation of the data has been extremely limited. Here we use highly accurate HCHO aircraft observations from the NASA SEAC4RS campaign over the Southeast US in August–September 2013 to validate and intercompare six operational and research retrievals of HCHO columns from four different satellite instruments (OMI, GOME2A, GOME2B and OMPS) and three different research groups. The GEOS-Chem chemical transport model provides a common intercomparison platform. We find that all retrievals capture the HCHO maximum over Arkansas and Louisiana, reflecting high emissions of biogenic isoprene, and are consistent in their spatial variability over the Southeast US (r=0.4–0.8 on a 0.5o×0.5o grid) as well as their day-to-day variability (r=0.5–0.8). However, all satellite retrievals are biased low in the mean by 20–51%, which would lead to corresponding bias in estimates of isoprene emissions from the satellite data. The smallest bias is for OMI-BIRA, which has the highest corrected slant columns and the lowest scattering weights in its air mass factor (AMF) calculation. Correcting the assumed HCHO vertical profiles (shape factors) used in the AMF calculation would further reduce the bias in the OMI-BIRA data. We conclude that current satellite HCHO data provide a reliable proxy for isoprene emission variability but with a low mean bias due both to the corrected slant columns and the scattering weights used in the retrievals.
关键词： SEAC4RS,OMPS,isoprene emissions,validation,satellite retrievals,HCHO,GEOS-Chem,Formaldehyde,GOME2B,OMI,GOME2A
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Tropospheric NO<sub>2</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub>, and HCHO over the East China Sea, using ship-based MAX-DOAS observations and comparison with OMI and OMPS satellites data
摘要： In this study, ship-based Multi-Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) measurements were performed in the Eastern China Sea (ECS) area in June 2017. The tropospheric Slant Column Densities (SCDs) of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and formaldehyde (HCHO) were retrieved from the measured spectra by the Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) technique. Using the simple geometric approach, the SCDs of different trace gases observed at 15° elevation angle were adopted to convert into tropospheric Vertical Columns Densities (VCDs). During this campaign, the averaged VCDs of NO2, SO2, and HCHO in the marine environment over ECS area are 6.50 × 1015 molec cm-2, 4.28 × 1015 molec cm-2 and 7.39 × 1015 molec cm-2, respectively. In addition, the ship-based MAX-DOAS trace gases VCDs were compared with satellite observations of Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and Ozone Mapping and Pro?ler Suite (OMPS). The daily OMI NO2 VCDs agree well with ship-based MAX-DOAS measurements showing the correlation coefficient R of 0.83. Besides, the good agreements of SO2 and HCHO VCDs between the OMPS satellite and ship-based MAX-DOAS observations were also found with correlation coefficient R of 0.76 and 0.69. The vertical profiles of these trace gases are achieved from the measured Differential Slant Column Densities (DSCDs) at different elevation angles using optimal estimation method. The retrieved profiles displayed the typical vertical distribution characteristics, which exhibits the low concentrations of < 3, < 3, and < 2 ppbv for NO2, SO2, and HCHO in clean area of the marine boundary layer far from coast of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) continental region. Interestingly, elevated SO2 concentrations can be observed intermittently along the ship routes, which is mainly attributed to the vicinal ship emissions in the view of the MAX-DOAS measurements. Combined with the on-board ozone lidar measurements, the ozone (O3) formation was discussed with the vertical profile of HCHO/NO2 ratio, which is sensitive to the increases of NO2 concentration. This study provided further understanding of the main air pollutants in the marine boundary layer of the ECS area and also benefited to formulate the policies regulating the shipping emissions in such costal area like YRD region.
关键词： NO2,SO2,OMI,MAX-DOAS,OMPS,ship-based observations,HCHO,East China Sea
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (SAO OMPS) formaldehyde retrieval
摘要： This paper presents our new formaldehyde (H2CO) retrievals, obtained from spectra recorded by the nadir instrument of the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) flown on board NASA’s Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SUOMI-NPP) satellite. Our algorithm is similar to the one currently in place for the production of NASA’s Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) operational H2CO product. We are now able to produce a set of long-term data from two different instruments that share a similar concept and a similar retrieval approach. The ongoing overlap period between OMI and OMPS offers a perfect opportunity to study the consistency between both data sets. The different spatial and spectral resolution of the instruments is a source of discrepancy in the retrievals despite the similarity of the physic assumptions of the algorithm. We have concluded that the reduced spectral resolution of OMPS in comparison with OMI is not a significant obstacle in obtaining good-quality retrievals. Indeed, the improved signal-to-noise ratio of OMPS with respect to OMI helps to reduce the noise of the retrievals performed using OMPS spectra. However, the size of OMPS spatial pixels imposes a limitation in the capability to distinguish particular features of H2CO that are discernible with OMI. With root mean square (RMS) residuals ～ 5×10?4 for individual pixels we estimate the detection limit to be about 7.5 × 1015 molecules cm?2. Total vertical column density (VCD) errors for individual pixels range between 40 % for pixels with high concentrations to 100 % or more for pixels with concentrations at or below the detection limit. We compare different OMI products (SAO OMI v3.0.2 and BIRA OMI v14) with our OMPS product using 1 year of data, between September 2012 and September 2013. The seasonality of the retrieved slant columns is captured similarly by all products but there are discrepancies in the values of the VCDs. The mean biases among the two OMI products and our OMPS product are 23 % between OMI SAO and OMPS SAO and 28 % between OMI BIRA and OMPS SAO for eight selected regions.
关键词： formaldehyde,OMPS,H2CO,retrieval,AMFs,vertical column density,air mass factors,spectral fitting,OMI,VCD
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14