Abstract

<strong class="journal-contentHeaderColor">Abstract.</strong> A Tropospheric Ozone Column (TrOC) dataset from the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) observations was generated by combining the retrieved total ozone column from OMPS - Nadir Mapper (OMPS-NM) and limb profiles from OMPS - Limb Profiler (OMPS-LP) data. All datasets were generated at the University of Bremen, and the TrOC product was obtained by applying the Limb-Nadir Matching technique (LNM). The retrieval algorithm and a comprehensive analysis of the uncertainty budget are presented here. The OMPS-LNM-TrOC dataset (2012&ndash;2018) is analysed and validated by comparing with ozonesondes, tropospheric ozone residual (TOR) data from the combined Ozone Monitoring Instrument/Microwave Limb Sounder (OMI/MLS) observations, and the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) Convective Cloud Differential technique (CCD) dataset. The OMPS-LNM TrOC is generally lower than the other datasets. The average bias with respect to ozonesondes is &minus;1.7 DU with no significant latitudinal dependence identified. The mean difference with respect to OMI/MLS TOR and TROPOMI CCD is &minus;3.4 and &minus;1.8 DU, respectively. The seasonality and inter-annual variability are in good agreement with all comparison datasets.

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