The ACOS XCO2 retrieval algorithm, Part 2: Global XCO2 data characterization.

Authors :: Crisp, D.
Fisher, B. M.
O'Dell, C.
Frankenberg, C.
Basilio, R.
Bösch, H.
Brown, L. R.
Castano, R.
Connor, B.
Deutscher, N. M.
Eldering, A.
Griffith, D.
M. Gunson1
Kuze, A.
Mandrake, L.
McDuffie, J.
Messerschmidt, J.
Miller, C. E.
Morino, I.
Natraj, V.
Source :: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions; 2012, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p1-60, 60p, 4 Charts, 17 Graphs
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: The article presents a study on the averaged carbon dioxide (ACOS) X<subscript>CO<subscript>2</subscript></subscript> retrieval algorithm. The study looks into estimates of the column averaged carbon dioxide (CO)<subscript>2</subscript> dry air mole fraction, X<subscript>CO2</subscript>, using U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) retrieval methods. It also explores the retrieval algorithm's on seasonal time scales and retrieved surface pressure.