Interactive comment on “Validation of ACE-FTS satellite data in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere (UTLS) using non-coincident measurements” by M. I. Hegglin et al

Observations of Peroxyacetyl Nitrate (PAN) in the Upper Troposphere by the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS)

Peroxyacetyl nitrate (CH3CO·O2NO2, abbreviated as PAN) is a trace molecular species present in the troposphere and lower stratosphere due primarily to pollution from fuel combustion and the pyrogenic outflows from biomass burning. In the lower troposphere, PAN has a relatively short lifetime and is principally destroyed within a few hours through thermolysis, but it can act as a reservoir and c...

Interactive comment on “Potential impact of carbonaceous aerosols on the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere (UTLS) during Asian summer monsoon in a global model simulation” by Suvarna Fadnavis et al

ACE-FTS satellite validation in the UTLS

1 Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 2 Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK 3 Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada 4 Columbus Technologies Inc., Pasadena, California, USA 5 Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Air Chemistry, Mainz, Germany 6 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California...

CO measurements from the ACE-FTS satellite instrument: data analysis and validation using ground-based, airborne and spaceborne observations

The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) mission was launched in August 2003 to sound the atmosphere by solar occultation. Carbon monoxide (CO), a good tracer of pollution plumes and atmospheric dynamics, is one of the key species provided by the primary instrument, the ACE-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS). This in-5 strument performs measurements in both the CO 1-0 and 2-0 ro-vibrati...

Global Variations of HDO and HDO/H2O Ratios in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere Derived from ACE-FTS Satellite Measurements

This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Chemistry & Biochemistry at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Repository Citation Randel, William J.; Moyer, Elisabeth; Park, Mijeong; Jensen, Eric...