Comparison of lidar and satellite measurements against quasi-triennial seasonal model of vertical distribution of ozone concentration

Abstract

The report compares quasi-triennial seasonal model with lidar and satellite (Aura, MetOp, Suomi, TIMED) measurements of the vertical distribution of ozone concentration in the upper troposphere – stratosphere. Lidar measurements are obtained using the laser differential absorption complex with the sensing wavelengths 299/341 nm and 308/353 nm. The ozone vertical distribution was retrieved using the vertical temperature distribution, based on the data from MetOp meteorological satellite. For January 12, 2021 as an example, the report presents the deviations between the quasi-triennial seasonal model and data from lidar and satellite measurements.