Multispectrum analysis of the Oxygen A-band

Published

March 25, 2016

Author(s)

Joseph T. Hodges, Brian J. Drouin, D C. Benner, L.R. Brown, Matthew J. Cich, Timothy Crawford, Malathy Devi, Alexandre Guillaume, Eli Mlawer, D J. Robichaud, Oyafuso Fabiano, Keeyon Sung, Wishnow Edward, Shanshan Yu

Abstract

Retrievals of atmospheric composition from near-infrared measurements require measurements of airmass to better than the desired precision of the composition. The oxygen bands are obvious choices to quantify airmass since the mixing ratio of oxygen is fixed over the full range of atmospheric conditions. The OCO-2 mission is currently retrieving carbon dioxide concentration using the oxygen A-band for airmass normalization. The 0.25% accuracy desired for the carbon dioxide concentration has pushed the required state-of-the-art for oxygen spectroscopy. To measure O2 A-band cross-sections with such accuracy through the full range of atmospheric pressure requires a sophisticated line-shape model (Rautian or Speed-Dependent Voigt) with line mixing (LM) and collision induced absorption (CIA). Models of each of these phenomena exist, however, this work presents an integrated self-consistent model developed to ensure the best accuracy. It is also important to consider multiple sources of spectroscopic data for such a study in order to improve the dynamic range of the model and to minimize effects of instrumentation and associated systematic errors. The techniques of Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTS) and Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) allow complimentary information for such an analysis. We utilize multispectrum fitting software to generate a comprehensive new database with improved accuracy based on these datasets. The extensive information will be made available as a multi-dimensional cross-section (ABSCO) table and the parameterization will be offered for inclusion in the HITRAN online database.

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Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2016.03.037

Keywords

oxygen A-band, spectroscopy, orbiting carbon observatory, greenhouse gas, absorption, radiative transfer, spectroscopic database

Citation

Hodges, J. , Drouin, B. , Benner, D. , Brown, L. , Cich, M. , Crawford, T. , Devi, M. , Guillaume, A. , Mlawer, E. , Robichaud, D. , Fabiano, O. , Sung, K. , Edward, W. and Yu, S. (2016), Multispectrum analysis of the Oxygen A-band, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, [online], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2016.03.037 (Accessed October 9, 2025)