Near‐Global CFC‐11 Trends as Observed by Atmospheric Infrared Sounder From 2003 to 2018

dc.contributor.authorChen, Xiuhong
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Xianglei
dc.contributor.authorStrow, Lawrence
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-07T16:08:04Z
dc.date.available2021-04-07T16:08:04Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-31
dc.description.abstractRecent studies have indicated a slowdown of the decline of CFC‐11 concentration since 2012. Ground‐based observations used in such studies have their limitations in terms of global coverage. Here we show that the CFC‐11 time‐varying behaviors can be seen by double differencing nadir‐view, clear‐sky brightness temperatures of four AIRS (Atmospheric Infrared Sounder) channels in an infrared CFC‐11 absorption band. Assuming that CFC‐11 is vertically well mixed through the troposphere, we retrieve CFC‐11 surface concentration and its secular trend using such AIRS observations over the near globe (55°S to 55°N) from January 2003 to December 2018. The retrieved trends of CFC‐11 at the 11 ground sites agree well with the trends derived from in situ measurements at those sites. Our results show that, from 55°S to 55°N, the CFC‐11 trends from January 2003 to December 2012 are all negative, ranging from −2.5 to −1 ppt/year. The trends from January 2003 to December 2018 are less negative by as much as ~0.5–1 ppt/year over the Shandong peninsula, the Arabian Peninsula, and north India and Nepal area, and such differences in the trends are statistically significant. Factors other than the CFC‐11 that can affect the retrievals and trends are also discussed. These findings can help us depict the near‐global spatial distribution of the CFC‐11 trends from 2003 to 2018. The analysis described here has the potential to be used with current and future hyperspectral sounders to help monitor the CFC‐11 from space.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe wish to thank Dr. Luke Westernand the other two anonymousreviewers for their constructivesuggestions, which greatly improvedthe clarity and readability of this paper.This research is supported by NASATerra/Aqua/SuomiNPP programunder grant 80NSSC18K1033 awardedto the University of Michigan with asubcontract to the University ofMaryland at Baltimore Countyen_US
dc.description.urihttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2020JD033051en_US
dc.format.extent14 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2tm1z-i5ny
dc.identifier.citationChen, X., Huang, X., & Strow, L. L. (2020). Near‐global CFC‐11 trends as observed by atmospheric infrared sounder from 2003 to 2018. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2020JD033051. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033051en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033051
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/21288
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAGU Pubicationen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.subjectUMBC High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF)
dc.titleNear‐Global CFC‐11 Trends as Observed by Atmospheric Infrared Sounder From 2003 to 2018en_US
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