signature=f39c225680c32a96974dd27f05d5477a,Establishing a Climate Benchmark Data Record from the Ear...

摘要：

The Earth-reflected solar radiation, along with the solar radiation incident at the top-of-the-atmosphere, determines the infrared emission required for radiative equilibrium and thus defines a fundamental variable for monitoring climate change. Detecting the signature of climate change in reflected solar radiance, however, is hampered by limitations in angular, spatial, and temporal sampling from low-Earth orbit, and by instrument accuracy and stability. The Decadal Survey's Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) mission is aimed at measuring SI-traceable highly accurate spectral radiance for identifying decadal-scale climate variability and at establishing benchmark climate data records that can be tied to future observations. We present current results of a study that will aid in defining the requirements of an Earth-viewing spectrometer over the solar spectral domain for climate benchmarking, a driving imperative for CLARREO. The near-infrared signature of water vapor absorption provides constraints on measurement accuracy and stability required to monitor secular changes in the climate system. Data from the ESA SCanning Imaging Absorption SpectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) is used to derive the information content in Earth-reflected solar spectral radiance needed to define spectral, spatial, and temporal sampling range and resolution requirements. Principal component analysis indicates that relatively few components are required to explain the variance over spatially distributed reflectance spectra. A strategy to link measured variance to physical processes will be presented.

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