Research on the influence of satellite instrument index on retrieval accuracy of XCO2 using near-infrared bands

Shupeng Wang; Li Fang; Xingying Zhang; Weihe Wang

doi:10.1117/12.2198002

8 October 2015 Research on the influence of satellite instrument index on retrieval accuracy of XCO₂ using near-infrared bands

Shupeng Wang, Li Fang, Xingying Zhang, Weihe Wang

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Proceedings Volume 9678, AOPC 2015: Telescope and Space Optical Instrumentation; 96780G (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2198002
Event: Applied Optics and Photonics China (AOPC2015), 2015, Beijing, China

Abstract

With the increasing attention to accurate measurements of the content of atmospheric Carbon dioxide (CO₂) and its impact on climate change, satellite observation of XCO₂ (the dry air column averaged mixing ratio of CO₂) has been primarily used to monitor CO₂ source strengths because of its high spatial and temporal resolution, global coverage as well as low cost. The influence of satellite instrument index (including selection of observation bands, spectral resolution and signal to noise ratio (SNR) on XCO₂ retrieval accuracy is analyzed for typical atmospheric conditions and imaging geometry using SCIATRAN radiative transfer code. For the selection of observation bands, it is found that the maximum retrieval error appears when the right branch of 1.6μm band was used individually (~3.49ppm)，while the minimum appears when 1.6μm and 2.05μm bands were used together(~0.44 ppm). The combination of 2.05μm band with whether the left or the right branch of 1.6μm band leads to similar retrieval errors. With the decrease of spectral resolution, the retrieval error increases from 0.03ppm to 0.12ppm. While after ten percent uncertainty in Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) was introduced, the retrieval errors increase for both high and low spectral resolution (~2.73 and 3.42ppm, respectively). For the same SNR error type (negative, positive or random), higher SNR results in better XCO₂ retrieval accuracy. Negative systematic error in SNR results in smaller retrieval error as compared to positive systematic error. And random error lies between them. SNR in the range of 300-600 can meet the requirement of the retrieval error smaller than 2ppm.

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Shupeng Wang, Li Fang, Xingying Zhang, and Weihe Wang "Research on the influence of satellite instrument index on retrieval accuracy of XCO₂ using near-infrared bands", Proc. SPIE 9678, AOPC 2015: Telescope and Space Optical Instrumentation, 96780G (8 October 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2198002

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