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Joint Use of Far-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Observation for Sounding Retrievals: Learning From the Past for Upcoming Far-Infrared Missions
dc.contributor.authorXie, Yan
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Xianglei
dc.contributor.authorChen, Xiuhong
dc.contributor.authorL’Ecuyer, Tristan S.
dc.contributor.authorDrouin, Brian J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-04T17:43:43Z
dc.date.available2024-04-04 13:43:41en
dc.date.available2023-04-04T17:43:43Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.identifier.citationXie, Yan; Huang, Xianglei; Chen, Xiuhong; L’Ecuyer, Tristan S. ; Drouin, Brian J. (2023). "Joint Use of Far- Infrared and Mid- Infrared Observation for Sounding Retrievals: Learning From the Past for Upcoming Far- Infrared Missions." Earth and Space Science 10(3): n/a-n/a.
dc.identifier.issn2333-5084
dc.identifier.issn2333-5084
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/176101
dc.description.abstractAtmosphere and surface properties are routinely retrieved from satellite measurements and extensively used in weather forecast and climate analysis. Satellite missions dedicated to fill the gap of far-infrared (far-IR) observations are scheduled to be launched this decade. To explore mid-infrared (mid-IR) and far-IR joint retrievals for the future far-IR satellite missions, this study uses an optimal-estimation-based method to retrieve atmospheric specific humidity and temperature profiles, surface skin temperature, and surface spectral emissivity from the Infrared Interferometer Sounder-D (IRIS-D) measurements in 1970, the only existing spaceborne far-IR spectral observations with global coverage. Based on a set of criteria, two cases in the Arctic, which are most likely under clear-sky conditions, are chosen for the retrieval experiments. Information content analysis suggests that the retrieved surface skin temperature and the mid-IR surface spectral emissivity are highly sensitive to the true values while the retrieval estimates of far-IR surface emissivity are subject to the variation of water vapor abundance. Results show that radiances based on the retrieved state variables are more consistent with the IRIS-D observations compared to those based on the reanalysis data. Retrieval estimates of the state variables along with retrieval uncertainties generally fall within reasonable ranges. The relative uncertainties of retrieved state variables decrease compared to the a priori relative uncertainties. In addition, the necessity to retrieve surface emissivity is corroborated by a parallel retrieval experiment assuming a blackbody surface emissivity that has revealed significant distortions of retrieved specific humidity and temperature profiles in the Arctic lower troposphere.Key PointsAtmospheric profiles and surface properties are simultaneously retrieved from satellite observations made 50 years agoCompared to reanalysis data, the retrieval estimates produce radiances which are more consistent with the observationsRetrievals of humidity and temperature profiles in the lower troposphere can be considerably affected by the surface spectral emissivity
dc.publisherWORLD SCIENTIFIC
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.subject.otheratmospheric retrieval
dc.subject.othersatellite observation
dc.subject.otherfar-infrared
dc.titleJoint Use of Far-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Observation for Sounding Retrievals: Learning From the Past for Upcoming Far-Infrared Missions
dc.typeArticle
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelAtmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeological Sciences
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSpace Sciences
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScience
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/176101/1/ess21415.pdf
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dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2022EA002684
dc.identifier.sourceEarth and Space Science
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