直射太阳光差分吸收光谱反演NO2整层垂直柱浓度

在直射太阳光差分吸收光谱技术(DS-DOAS)中,通常采用测量期间较干净大气条件下太阳天顶角最小时的测量谱作为参考谱反演整层垂直柱浓度(VCD)。由于参考谱中依然含有未知的NO2吸收结构,因此得到的是VCD的相对值。该文将大气外层高精度太阳夫琅禾费标准光谱与仪器函数卷积后作为参考谱,避免了参考谱中含有NO2的吸收结构引入的误差。通过研究3月7日用此新方法获得的斜柱浓度(SCD)与通常方法获得的差分斜柱浓度(dSCD)的比较,新方法反演SCD的误差小于1.6×1016 molecules.cm-2;通常方法反演SCD的误差在4.25×1016 molecules.cm-2附近,采用新方法误差减少了62%以上。最后将DS-DOAS测量的NO2整层VCD与多轴差分吸收光谱技术(MAX-DOAS)测得的NO2对流层VCD进行了对比,结果表明新方法可以有效的改进通常方法计算VCD的误差。

Retrieval of NO2 total vertical columns by direct-sun differential optical absorption spectroscopy

An appropriate reference spectrum is essential for the direct-sun differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DS-DOAS). It depends on the real reference spectrum to retrieve the total vertical column density (VCD). The spectrum detected at the time with minimum sun zenith angle under the relative clear atmospheric condition in the measurement period was conventionally selected as the reference spectrum. Because there is still untracked NO2 absorption structure in the reference spectrum, the VCD retrieved based on the above spectrum is actually relative VCD, which results in larger error. To solve this problem, a new method was investigated. A convolution of extraterrestrial high-precision solar Fraunhofer spectrum and the instrumental function of the spectrometer was computed and chosen as the reference spectrum. The error induced by NO2 absorption structure in the reference spectrum was removed. Then the fitting error of slant column density (SCD) retrieved by this method was analyzed. The correlation between the absolute SCD and the differential slant column density (dSCD) was calculated. The result shows that the error of SCD retrieved by this new method is below 1.6 x 10(16) molecules x cm(-2) on March 7, 2011, while the error generated by the normal method is about 4.25 x 10(16) molecules x cm(-2). The new method decreased more than 62% error. In addition, the results throughout the day were compared to the troposphere VCD from MAX-DOAS and they are in good agreement. It indicates that the new method could effectively reduce the VCD error of the common way.