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| 29 Oct 2020
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Validation of satellite formaldehyde (HCHO) retrievals using observations from 12 aircraft campaigns
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University
of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Gonzalo González Abad
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA
Caroline R. Nowlan
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA
Christopher Chan Miller
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA
Kelly Chance
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA
Eric C. Apel
Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling Laboratory, National
Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Joshua P. DiGangi
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Alan Fried
Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO, USA
Thomas F. Hanisco
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamic Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Rebecca S. Hornbrook
Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling Laboratory, National
Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Montana,
Missoula, MT, USA
Jennifer Kaiser
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering or Earth, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Frank N. Keutsch
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Wade Permar
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Montana,
Missoula, MT, USA
Jason M. St. Clair
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamic Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland
Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21228, USA
Glenn M. Wolfe
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamic Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland
Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21228, USA
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We develop a validation platform for satellite HCHO retrievals using in situ observations from 12 aircraft campaigns. The platform offers an alternative way to quickly assess systematic biases in HCHO satellite products over large domains and long periods, facilitating optimization of retrieval settings and the minimization of retrieval biases. Application to the NASA operational HCHO product indicates that relative biases range from −44.5 % to +112.1 % depending on locations and seasons.
We develop a validation platform for satellite HCHO retrievals using in situ observations from...
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