SABER Data Quality NLTE V 1 04 SABER

SABER Data Quality

NLTE V 1. 04 SABER and Lidar Temperature

NLTE V 1. 04 SABER and Na Lidar Temperature measured during Macwave

NLTE SABER V 1. 04 Temperature cross section on July 9, 2002

NLTE SABER V 1. 04 Temperature global plot on July 9, 2002

NLTE SABER and HALOE O 3

SABER 9. 6 m and 1. 27 m daytime O 3 cross section on July 4, 2002

SABER 9. 6 m and 1. 27 m O 3 difference cross sections on July 4, 2002 and March 21, 2003 July 4, 2002 March 21, 2003

NLTE SABER 9. 6 m and 1. 27 m O 3 For January 17, 2003 at 45 o. N

NLTE SABER and HALOE O 3

SABER V 1. 04 Ozone global plot on July 9, 2002

LTE SABER and HALOE H 2 O

LTE SABER and HALOE H 2 O SABER

SABER retrieved CO 2 cross section compared to TIME-GCM for September TIME-GCM Model CO 2 for September SABER retrieved CO 2 for September 22, 2003

Improvements from inclusion of CO 2 line mixing and adjustment of pressure registration window T H 2 O O 3 Significant T, O 3 and H 2 O changes in right direction

SABER Data Quality Status l Good confidence in retrieved temperatures up to ~95 km - NLTE data especially important outside the tropics l NLTE O 3 agrees with HALOE to within ~ 20% for ~ 20 km to 60 km. High bias in the mesosphere with respect to HALOE. l Very good agreement between SABER 1. 27 m and 9. 6 m O 3 l LTE H 2 O in the stratosphere biased high with respect to HALOE l Broad scale O 3 and H 2 O morphology appears to be reasonable l Radiance and volume emission rate quality is excellent l Retrievals using line mixing and optimized pressure registration window provides significant improvements