By. Wu et J. Gille, Retrieval of tropospheric CO profiles using correlation radiometer. II: Effects of other gases and the retrieval in cloudy atmosphere, ADV ATMOS S, 16(4), 1999, pp. 507-522
The effects of methane, ozone, water vapor and nitrous oxide on the retriev
al of tropospheric CO profiles using correlation radiometer have been asses
sed. The scheme of the retrieval in the presence of solid clouds have been
proposed. The effect of methane and nitrous oxide can be well accounted by
their mean profile, and that of ozone can be represented by a typical middl
e latitude ozone profile, while for water vapor, less than 50% uncertainty
is required. With the assumption of blackbody for cloud surface, the CO pro
file may be retrieved for low and middle solid clouds. However, the retriev
al of CO profile will lose quality for high clouds.