SABER Data Quality

NLTE V1.04 SABER and Lidar Temperature

NLTE V1.04 SABER and Na Lidar Temperature measured during Macwave

NLTE SABER V1.04 Temperature cross section on July 9, 2002

NLTE SABER V1.04 Temperature global plot on July 9, 2002

NLTE SABER and HALOE O3

SABER 9.6m and 1.27m daytime O3 cross section on July 4, 2002

cross sections on July 4, 2002 and March 21, 2003 SABER 9.6m and 1.27m O3 difference cross sections on July 4, 2002 and March 21, 2003 July 4, 2002 March 21, 2003

NLTE SABER 9.6m and 1.27 m O3 For January 17, 2003 at 45oN

NLTE SABER and HALOE O3

SABER V1.04 Ozone global plot on July 9, 2002

LTE SABER and HALOE H2O

LTE SABER and HALOE H2O SABER

SABER retrieved CO2 cross section compared to TIME-GCM for September TIME-GCM Model CO2 for September SABER retrieved CO2 for September 22, 2003

O3 T H2O Improvements from inclusion of CO2 line mixing and adjustment of pressure registration window O3 T Significant T, O3 and H2O changes in right direction H2O

SABER Data Quality Status Good confidence in retrieved temperatures up to ~95 km - NLTE data especially important outside the tropics NLTE O3 agrees with HALOE to within ~ 20% for ~ 20 km to 60 km. High bias in the mesosphere with respect to HALOE. Very good agreement between SABER 1.27m and 9.6m O3 LTE H2O in the stratosphere biased high with respect to HALOE Broad scale O3 and H2O morphology appears to be reasonable Radiance and volume emission rate quality is excellent Retrievals using line mixing and optimized pressure registration window provides significant improvements