SCIAMACHY Products

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product	made by	order	period	maturenessdocumentation, availability and content click on 'i' for explanation and criteria i				valvalidation status, click on 'i' for explanation i
product	made by	order	period	ADAlgorithm Document	PSDProduct Specification Document	AvData Availability	CProduct Content	valvalidation status, click on 'i' for explanation i
NO2 vertical column	ESA		Aug 2002 to now			^*)		v3.01
	IFE/IUP Bremen		Aug 2002 to now			^*)		p. valid.
	KNMI/BIRA		Jan 2003 to now					validated
NO2 slant column	BIRA-IASB		Jan 2003 to now			^*)		validated
NO2 slant column	Dalhousie/SAO		Jan 2003 to now
NO2 tropospheric column	IFE/IUP Bremen		Aug 2002 to end			^*)		validated
	KNMI/BIRA		Jan 2003 to end					validated
	Dalhousie/SAO		Jan 2003 to end
	MPI Mainz/IUP Heidelberg		2003 to 2011					demonst.
NO2 profile	IFE/IUP Bremen		Sep 2002 to now			^*)
	ESA		Aug 2002 to now			^*)		v3.01
	MPI Mainz/IUP Heidelberg		Sep 2002 to now			^*)
	SAO		on request					demonst.

*): some restrictions on data use, see product details (click on institute)

SCIAMACHY NO2 validation literature:

NO2 Profile retrieval using airborne multi axis UV-visible skylight absorption measurements over central Europe
M. Bruns, S. A. Buehler, J. P. Burrows, A. Richter, A. Rozanov, P. Wang,K. P. Heue, U. Platt, I. Pundt, and T. Wagner

Abstract/Article:	Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 3049–3058, 2006
Method:	"Airborne multiaxis differential optical absorption spectrometer (AMAXDOAS)"

Inter-comparison of stratospheric O3 and NO2 abundances retrieved from balloon borne direct sun observations and Envisat/SCIAMACHY limb measurements
A. Butz, H. Bösch, C. Camy-Peyret, M. Chipperfield, M. Dorf, G. Dufour, K. Grunow, P. Jeseck, S. Kühl, S. Payan, I. Pepin, J. Pukite, A. Rozanov, C. von Savigny, C. Sioris, T.Wagner, F.Weidner, and K. Pfeilsticker

Abstract/Article:	Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 1293–1314, 2006
Method:	Balloon borne direct sun observations

Verification of SCIAMACHY LV1B V6 nadir data by retrievals of CO, CH4, CO2, O3, NO2, and BRO
A. Richter, M. Buchwitz, A. Heckel, L. Lamsal, A. Schönhardt, M. Weber, F. Wittrock and J.P. Burrows

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006.
Method:	Verification with V5.04

Delta-validation of ENVISAT SCIAMACHY total ozone and NO2 with the data of ground-based UV-VIS measurements (M-124 and SAOZ)
D. Ionov, F. Goutail, J.-P. Pommereau, Y. Timofeyev, A. Shalamyansky, E. Kyro, P. Ericksen and V. Dorokhov

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006.
Method:	Groundbased UV-Vis measurements of total ozone over Russia (M-124) and NO2 measurements over arctic and midlatitudes (SAOZ)

ENVISAT data validation by NIWA: 2006 update
S. Wood, K. Kreher, G.E. Bodeker, D. Smale, A.J. Thomas, S. Nichol and P.V. Johnston

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006.
Method:	Ground based Dobson and UV/Visible DOAS observations of O3 and NO2, at several sites, with emphasis on Lauder and Arrival Heights

GDP 4.0 transfer to SGP 3.0 for SCIAMACHY NO2 columns processing: verification with SDOAS/GDOAS prototype algorithms and delta-validation with NDACC/UV-VISIBLE network data
J.-C. Lambert, J. Granville, C. Lerot, F. Hendrick, M. Van Roozendael, S.B. Andersen, V. Dorokhov, P. Gerard, M. Gil, F. Goutail, A.N. Gruzdev, G. Held, D.V. Ionov, P.V. Johnston, I. Kostadinov, K. Kreher, E. Kyrö, J. Leveau, M. Navarro-Comas, A. Petritoli, J.-P. Pommereau, A. Richter, H.K. Roscoe, V.K. Semenov, K. Stebel, G. Vaughan, T. Wagner, F. Wittrock and M. Yela

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006.
Method:	Ground-based observations reported by the WMO/GAW NDACC network of UV-visible DOAS/SAOZ spectrometers

Validation of SCIAMACHY OL 3.0 NO2 profiles and columns using ground-based DOAS profiling
F. Hendrick, J. Granville, J.-C. Lambert and M. Van Roozendael

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006.
Method:	Ground-based DOAS at Harestua and Reunion Island

Retrieval of tropospheric NO2 by synergistic use of scientific SCIAMACHY data and ground-based FTIR measurements at the Zugspitze
R. Sussmann, W. Stremme, J.P. Burrows, A. Richter, W. Seiler and M. Rettinger

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006.
Method:	Ground based solar FTIR measurements at the Zugspitze

Validation of operational SCIAMACHY level-2 products by balloon-borne differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS)
K. Pfeilsticker, H. Bösch, A. Butz, C. Camy-Peyre, M.P. Chipperfield, M. Dorf, K. Grunow, L. Kritten, A. Lindner, S. Payan, A. Rozanov, C. von Savigny, B. Simmes, C. Sioris and F. Weidner

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006.
Method:	Balloon-borne DOAS measurements (Kiruna, Sweden/ Aire sur l’Adour, France/Teresina, Brazil)

SCIAMACHY solar and lunar occultation: Validation of ozone, NO2 and NO3 profiles
L.K. Amekudzi, K. Bramstedt, A. Bracher, A. Rozanov, H. Bovensmann, J.P. Burrows

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006
Method:	O3 & NO2: HALOE, SAGE II, POAM III / NO3: photochemical model scheme

Comparisons and validation of SCIAMACHY O3 and NO2 profiles from OL3.0 and IUP/IFE retrieval with ACE-FTS, GOMOS, HALOE, MIPAS, POAM III and SAGE II
A. Bracher, L. Amekudzi, K. Bramstedt, K.-U. Eichmann, A. Rozanov, C. von Savigny, J. Steinwagner and J.P. Burrows

Abstract/Article:	Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of ENVISAT (ACVE-3), 4-7 Dec. 2006, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, ESA Publications Division Special Publication SP-642 (CD), 2006.
Method:	ACE FTS, v2.2update/ HALOE, v19/POAM III, v4/SAGE II, v6.2/GOMOS/MIPAS

Intercomparison of SCIAMACHY nitrogen dioxide observations, in situ measurements and air quality modeling results over Western Europe
N. Blond, K. F. Boersma, H. J. Eskes, R. J. van der A, M. Van Roozendael, I. De Smedt, G. Bergametti, and R. Vautard

Abstract/Article:	Blond, N., K. F. Boersma, H. J. Eskes, R. J. van der A, M. Van Roozendael, I. De Smedt, G. Bergametti, and R. Vautard (2007), Intercomparison of SCIAMACHY nitrogen dioxide observations, in situ measurements and air quality modeling results over Western Europe, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D10311, doi:10.1029/2006JD007277.
Method:	Surface measurements and air-quality model (CHIMERE) simulations over western Europe

Ten Years of NO2 Comparisons Between Ground-Based SAOZ and Satellite Instruments (GOME, SCIAMACHY, OMI)
D. Ionov, F. Goutail, J.-P. Pommereau, A. Bazureau, E. Kyro, T. Portafaix, G. Held, P. Ericksen, V. Dorokhov

Abstract/Article:	"Proc. of the First ‘Atmospheric Science Conference’, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy 8 – 12 May 2006 (ESA SP-628, July 2006)"
Method:	Ground-based SAOZ measurements in polar mid-latitudes and tropical regions

Retrieval of Stratospheric Trace Gases from SCIAMACHY Limb Measurements
J. Pukite, S. Kühl, T. Deutschmann, W. Wilms-Grabe, C. Friedeburg, U. Platt, and T. Wagner

Abstract/Article:	"Proc. of the First ‘Atmospheric Science Conference’, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy 8 – 12 May 2006 (ESA SP-628, July 2006)"
Method:	Photochemicaly corrected balloon measurements

Nighttime NOx from SCIAMACHY Lunar Occultation Measurements
L. K. Amekudzi, A. Bracher, K. Bramstedt, H. Bovensmann, and J. P Burrows

Abstract/Article:	"Proc. of the First ‘Atmospheric Science Conference’, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy 8 – 12 May 2006 (ESA SP-628, July 2006)"
Method:	NO2: daytime HALOE NO2 profiles/NO3: model

SCIAMACHY Solar Occultation: Ozone and NO2 Profiles 2003-2005
K. Bramstedt, A. Bracher, J. Meyer, A. Rozanov, H. Bovensmann, and J. P. Burrows

Abstract/Article:	"Proc. of the First ‘Atmospheric Science Conference’, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy 8 – 12 May 2006 (ESA SP-628, July 2006)"
Method:	HALOE

SCIAMACHY Solar Occultation: Ozone and NO2 Profiles 2002-2006
K. Bramstedt, L. K. Amekudzi, A. Bracher, A. Rozanov, H. Bovensmann, and J. P. Burrows

Abstract/Article:	Proc. ‘Envisat Symposium 2007’, Montreux, Switzerland, 23–27 April 2007 (ESA SP-636, July 2007)
Method:	HALOE AND SAGE II

Current Retrieval and Inter-Comparisons Results of SCIAMACHY Nighttime NOx
L. K. Amekudzi, K. Bramstedt, A. Bracher, A. Rozanov, H. Bovensmann, and J. P. Burrows

Abstract/Article:	Proc. ‘Envisat Symposium 2007’, Montreux, Switzerland 23–27 April 2007 (ESA SP-636, July 2007)
Method:	NO2: HALOE and SAGE II/NO3:chemical model outputs

Global Validation of SCIAMACHY O3 and NO2 Profiles from OL3.0 and IUP/IFE Retrieval with Collocated Measurements from ACE-FTS, GOMOS, HALOE, MIPAS, POAM III and SAGE II
A. Bracher, L.K. Amekudzi, K. Bramstedt, K.-U. Eichmann, A. Rozanov, C. von Savigny, J.P. Burrows

Abstract/Article:	Proc. ‘Envisat Symposium 2007’, Montreux, Switzerland 23–27 April 2007 (ESA SP-636, July 2007)
Method:	ACE-FTS, GOMOS, HALOE, MIPAS, POAM III and SAGE II

Vertical profiles of lightning-produced NO2 enhancements in the upper troposphere observed by OSIRIS
C. E. Sioris, C. A. McLinden, R. V. Martin, B. Sauvage, C. S. Haley, N. D. Lloyd, E. J. Llewellyn, P. F. Bernath, C. D. Boone, S. Brohede, and C. T. McElroy

Abstract/Article:	Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 4281–4294, 2007
Method:	OSIRIS NO2 profile measurements - see figure 8a (between OSIRIS scan 22105032 and SCIAMACHY scan at 26degS during orbit 15890)

Evaluation of space-based constraints on global nitrogen oxide emissions with regional aircraft measurements over and downwind of eastern North America
R. V. Martin, C. E. Sioris, K. Chance, T. B. Ryerson, T. H. Bertram, P. J. Wooldridge, R. C. Cohen, J. A. Neuman, A. Swanson and F. M. Flocke

Abstract/Article:	R. V. Martin, C. E. Sioris, K. Chance, T. B. Ryerson, T. H. Bertram, P. J. Wooldridge, R. C. Cohen, J. A. Neuman, A. Swanson and F. M. Flocke, Evaluation of space-based constraints on global nitrogen oxide emissions with regional aircraft measurements over and downwind of eastern North America, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D15308, doi:10.1029/2005JD006680, 2006.
Method:	Coincident airborne in-situ measurements as part of ICARTT campaign, using NASA DC-8 (laser induced fluorescence) and NOAA WP-3D (photolysis) aircrafts which spanned conditions from remote marine to highly polluted over eastern North America.

An improved tropospheric NO2 column retrieval algorithm for the Ozone Monitoring Instrument
K. F. Boersma, H. J. Eskes, R. J. Dirksen, R. J. van der A, J. P. Veefkind, P. Stammes, V. Huijnen, Q. L. Kleipool, M. Sneep, J. Claas, J. Leitao, A. Richter, Y. Zhou, D. Brunner

Abstract/Article:	Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 2329-2388, 2011
Method:	Present an improved tropospheric NO2 column retrieval algorithm (DOMINO) for OMI based on better air mass factors. The focus is on NO2 retrievals from OMI, but the described improvements are of similar importance for NO2 retrievals from the SCIAMACHY series provided by KNMI

SCIAMACHY limb measurements of NO₂, BrO and OClO. Retrieval of vertical profiles: Algorithm, first results, sensitivity and comparison studies
J. Pukite, T. Deutschmann, U. Platt, T. Wagner, S. Kühl

Abstract/Article:	Advances in Space Research, 42, 1747-1764, 2008
Method:	First results on the retrieval of NO₂, BrO and OClO profiles from the SCIAMACHY Limb measurements are presented and compared to independent satellite and balloon borne observations

Trends, seasonal variability and dominant NOx source derived from a ten year record of NO₂ measured from space
R. J. van der A, H. J. Eskes, K. F. Boersma, T. P. C. van Noije, M. Van Roozendael, I. De Smedt, D. H. M. U. Peters, E. W. Meijer

Abstract/Article:	J. Geophys. Res., vol 113, D04302, doi:10.1029/2007JD009021, 2008
Method:	Global distributions of tropospheric NO₂ have been derived for the period 1996-2006 from radiances measured with the satellite instrument SCIAMACHY. A statistical analysis is applied to derive trends and seasonal variability for this period on a global scale