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Title: Retrieving Temperature and Moisture Profiles from AERI Radiance Observations: AERIPROF Value-Added Product Technical Description

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1808565· OSTI ID:1808565
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  1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Boulder, CO (United States). Earth System Research Lab.
  3. NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (United States)
  4. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  5. Caribbean Inst. for Meteorology and Hydrology, Bridgetown (Barbados)

This document explains the procedure to retrieve temperature and moisture profiles from high-spectral resolution infrared radiance data measured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation (ARM) Program’s atmospheric emitted radiance interferometer (AERI) instrument. The technique has been named the AERIPROF thermodynamic retrieval algorithm. The software has been developed over the last decade at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has matured into an ARM Value-Added Procedure. This document will describe the AERIPROF retrieval procedure, outline the algorithm routines, discuss the software heritage, and, finally, provide references with further documentation.

Research Organization:
DOE Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Earth and Environmental Systems Science Division
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-7601830
OSTI ID:
1808565
Report Number(s):
DOE/SC-ARM/TR-066.1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English