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Petelina et al. 2004
Petelina, S.V., Llewellyn, E.J., Degenstein, D.A., Lloyd, N.D., Gattinger, R.L., Haley, C.S., von Savigny, C., Griffioen, E., McDade, I.C., Evans, W.F.J., Murtagh, D.P. and de La Noe, J. (2004). Comparison of the Odin/OSIRIS stratospheric ozone profiles with coincident POAM III and ozonesonde measurements. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2003GL019299. issn: 0094-8276.

We present first statistical comparison results for stratospheric ozone density profiles retrieved from Odin/OSIRIS limb scattered radiance with 1220 coincident POAM III and 205 coincident ozonesonde measurements. Profiles are compared on a monthly basis from November 2001 to October 2002. Most of the time, differences between OSIRIS mean profiles and those measured by POAM III and ozonesondes were 5--7% between 15 km and 32 km, and within 15% above 32 km. In April--July 2002, OSIRIS mean profiles appear shifted downward by ~1 km, introducing a difference of about 10% with POAM III and about 25% with ozonesonde profiles between 15 km and 32 km. This study demonstrates that outside the April--July 2002 period, the OSIRIS ozone profiles agree well with coincident ozonesonde and POAM III ozone profiles and make a valuable addition to the international ozone database available for research into global ozone change.

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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Transmission and scattering of radiation, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Instruments and techniques
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Geophysical Research Letters
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