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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-649-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-649-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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A new exponentially decaying error correlation model for assimilating OCO-2 column-average CO2 data using a length scale computed from airborne lidar measurements
David F. Baker
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Emily Bell
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Kenneth J. Davis
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Joel F. Campbell
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Bing Lin
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Jeremy Dobler
Spectral Sensor Solutions LLC, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
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Short summary
The OCO-2 satellite measures many closely spaced column-averaged CO2 values around its orbit. To give these data proper weight in flux inversions, their error correlations must be accounted for. Here we lay out a 1-D error model with correlations that die out exponentially along-track to do so. A correlation length scale of ∼20 km is derived from column CO2 measurements from an airborne lidar flown underneath OCO-2 for use in this model. The model's performance is compared to previous ones.
The OCO-2 satellite measures many closely spaced column-averaged CO2 values around its orbit....