Validation of remotely sensed profiles of atmospheric state variables: strategies and terminology
Validation of remotely sensed profiles of atmospheric state variables: strategies and terminology
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DOI:
10.5194/acp-6-4311-2006
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发表时间:
2006-09
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6.3
通讯作者:
T. Clarmann
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作者:
T. Clarmann
This paper summarizes and classifies the various approaches to validation of remote measurements of atmospheric state variables, and tries to recommend a clear and unambiguous terminology. The following approaches have been identified: Intercomparison of individual profiles for accuracy validation; statistical comparison of matched pairs of measurements with respect to bias determination and precision validation; statistical intercomparison of randomly sampled measurements by two instruments, and comparison of a single measurement to an ensemble of measurements. Applicable statistics are shortly reviewed, and recipes for evaluation of the co-incidence error due to less than perfect co-incidences are presented. An approach is suggested to quantitatively validate profile measurements when full covariance matrices are unavailable.