The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder(AIRS)on the Aqua satellite,along with the MWTS/MWHS Synergy(TSHS)sounding system and Atmospheric Vertical Sounder System(VASS)on the Fengyun-3D(FY-3D)satellite,provide highquality data...The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder(AIRS)on the Aqua satellite,along with the MWTS/MWHS Synergy(TSHS)sounding system and Atmospheric Vertical Sounder System(VASS)on the Fengyun-3D(FY-3D)satellite,provide highquality data for studying Arctic temperature change.The generalized cold bias of AIRS is confirmed through horizontal comparisons with Arctic land radiosonde stations.VASS corrects the warm bias of TSHS by incorporating the Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder-I(HIRAS-I).Vertical comparisons demonstrate that AIRS,TSHS,and VASS offer excellent temperature detection from the top of the boundary layer to the lower stratosphere(800–100 h Pa).However,the overestimation and errors of stratospheric temperatures by TSHS and VASS increase with altitude(pressures below60 h Pa).Specifically,the warm bias trends at 0.06 K hPa^(-1),reaching 2.87 K and 2.92 K at 10 h Pa.Similarly,RMSE values trend at 0.05?K h Pa^(-1),reaching 3.62?K and 3.69?K at 10 h Pa.The low correlation(R≥0.65)of TSHS near 250 h Pa in summer is significantly improved in VASS(R≥0.78)after adding HIRAS-I.The high vertical resolution due to infrared hyperspectral resolution facilitates the detection of complex temperature junctions.The retrieval error of AIRS in the boundary layer increases with cloudiness,while VASS combines microwave and infrared channel data to reduce the impact of cloud cover.Assessing the Arctic applicability of these three satellite temperature profile products will facilitate their widespread use in the Arctic region,enhance accurate climate change monitoring,and further reveal the mechanisms of Arctic warming.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2022YFC2807204 and 2022YFE0106700)the Basic Research Fund of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences(Grant Nos.2023Z004,2023Z015,and 2023Y012)。
文摘The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder(AIRS)on the Aqua satellite,along with the MWTS/MWHS Synergy(TSHS)sounding system and Atmospheric Vertical Sounder System(VASS)on the Fengyun-3D(FY-3D)satellite,provide highquality data for studying Arctic temperature change.The generalized cold bias of AIRS is confirmed through horizontal comparisons with Arctic land radiosonde stations.VASS corrects the warm bias of TSHS by incorporating the Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder-I(HIRAS-I).Vertical comparisons demonstrate that AIRS,TSHS,and VASS offer excellent temperature detection from the top of the boundary layer to the lower stratosphere(800–100 h Pa).However,the overestimation and errors of stratospheric temperatures by TSHS and VASS increase with altitude(pressures below60 h Pa).Specifically,the warm bias trends at 0.06 K hPa^(-1),reaching 2.87 K and 2.92 K at 10 h Pa.Similarly,RMSE values trend at 0.05?K h Pa^(-1),reaching 3.62?K and 3.69?K at 10 h Pa.The low correlation(R≥0.65)of TSHS near 250 h Pa in summer is significantly improved in VASS(R≥0.78)after adding HIRAS-I.The high vertical resolution due to infrared hyperspectral resolution facilitates the detection of complex temperature junctions.The retrieval error of AIRS in the boundary layer increases with cloudiness,while VASS combines microwave and infrared channel data to reduce the impact of cloud cover.Assessing the Arctic applicability of these three satellite temperature profile products will facilitate their widespread use in the Arctic region,enhance accurate climate change monitoring,and further reveal the mechanisms of Arctic warming.
