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Elisa Validation Method For The Detection Of Ketamine In Hair, Daria A. Centonza

Student Theses

An ELISA method was developed and validated to detect ketamine in human hair samples. Ketamine is an anesthetic drug that causes memory loss, dissociative sensations, and hallucinations. Due to these adverse effects, ketamine is a common drug used in drug facilitated sexual assaults (DFSAs). It is very important to be able to detect the substances used in DFSAs over a longer period of time due to the delayed reporting of these crimes. Victims, often out of fear and from the sedative/memory loss effects of the drugs, tend to report these crimes when it is too late to use urine and …

Evidence-Based Toxicology For The 21st Century: Opportunities And Challenges, Martin L. Stephens, Melvin E. Andersen, Richard A. Becker, Kellyn Betts, Kim Boekelheide, Ed Carney, Robert Chapin, Dennis Devlin, Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick, John R. Fowle Iii, Patricia Harlow, Thomas Hartung, Sebastian Hoffman, Michael P. Holsapple, Abigail Jacobs, Richard Judson, Olga Naidenko, Tim Pastoor, Grace Patlewicz, Andrew Rowan, Roberta Scherer, Rashid Shaikh, Ted Simon, Douglas Wolf, Joanne Zurlo

Martin Stephens, PhD

The Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration (EBTC) was established recently to translate evidence-based approaches from medicine and health care to toxicology in an organized and sustained effort. The EBTC held a workshop on “Evidence-based Toxicology for the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges” in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA on January 24-25, 2012. The presentations largely reflected two EBTC priorities: to apply evidence-based methods to assessing the performance of emerging pathwaybased testing methods consistent with the 2007 National Research Council report on “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century” as well as to adopt a governance structure and work processes to move that …

Food For Thought … Mechanistic Validation, Thomas Hartung, Sebastian Hoffman, Martin Stephens

Martin Stephens, PhD

Validation of new approaches in regulatory toxicology is commonly defined as the independent assessment of the reproducibility and relevance (the scientific basis and predictive capacity) of a test for a particular purpose. In large ring trials, the emphasis to date has been mainly on reproducibility and predictive capacity (comparison to the traditional test) with less attention given to the scientific or mechanistic basis. Assessing predictive capacity is difficult for novel approaches (which are based on mechanism), such as pathways of toxicity or the complex networks within the organism (systems toxicology). This is highly relevant for implementing Toxicology for the 21st …

Animal Model Research: The Apples And Oranges Quandary, Kenneth J. Shapiro

Kenneth J. Shapiro, PhD

In this paper, I explore the premises underlying the problem of the evaluation of animal models. I argue that the presence of similarities and differences between the model and the modelled, although historically and currently a dominant antinomy framing evaluation, is not a bottom-line consideration. What is critical is 1) whether we learn and 2) whether we improve treatment through the animal model research. Similarity between model and modelled and the closely related concept of validity are not coterminus with these critical evaluative measures. In fact, differences between the model and modelled also can provide impetus to new understanding and …

Relations Between Social And Emotional Competence And Mental Health: A Construct Validation Study, Joseph Ciarrochi, Gregory Scott, Frank Deane, Patrick Heaven

joseph Ciarrochi

Researchers working fairly independently of each other have created numerous measures of social and emotional competence (SEC). These measures tend to correlate (sometimes highly) with each other and with measures of stressful events, suggesting potential redundancy. We evaluated which, if any, SEC variables predicted unique variance in social and mental health after controlling for other SEC variables in the study and the impact of stressful events. Three-hundred and thirty-one university students participated in an anonymous, cross-sectional study. We measured stressful events, and a wide variety of SECs, including: social problem solving skill (effective problem orientation, automatic processing, and problem solving), …

Dietary Validation Of A New Australian Food-Frequency Questionnaire That Estimates Long-Chain N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Bethany L. Sullivan, Janelle Brown, Peter Williams, Barbara Meyer

Peter Williams

Currently, there is no FFQ designed to capture the intakes of the long-chain (LC) n-3 PUFA. The objectives of this study were to validate a new LC n-3 PUFA FFQ by comparison with 3 d weighed food records (FR) and to determine its reproducibility assessed 4 to 6 weeks apart. Healthy male and female subjects (n 53) were recruited from Wollongong and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The FFQ and FR were analysed for LC n-3 PUFA intakes using a nutrient analysis software package and these intakes were compared using Wilcoxon signed rank tests and Spearman correlation coefficients. Bland–Altman analysis …

Evidence-Based Toxicology For The 21st Century: Opportunities And Challenges, Martin L. Stephens, Melvin E. Andersen, Richard A. Becker, Kellyn Betts, Kim Boekelheide, Ed Carney, Robert Chapin, Dennis Devlin, Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick, John R. Fowle Iii, Patricia Harlow, Thomas Hartung, Sebastian Hoffman, Michael P. Holsapple, Abigail Jacobs, Richard Judson, Olga Naidenko, Tim Pastoor, Grace Patlewicz, Andrew Rowan, Roberta Scherer, Rashid Shaikh, Ted Simon, Douglas Wolf, Joanne Zurlo

Toxicology and Animal Models in Research Collection

The Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration (EBTC) was established recently to translate evidence-based approaches from medicine and health care to toxicology in an organized and sustained effort. The EBTC held a workshop on “Evidence-based Toxicology for the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges” in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA on January 24-25, 2012. The presentations largely reflected two EBTC priorities: to apply evidence-based methods to assessing the performance of emerging pathwaybased testing methods consistent with the 2007 National Research Council report on “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century” as well as to adopt a governance structure and work processes to move that …

Development And Validation Of An Australian Database For Estimating The Seafood Content Of Canned Products, Elizabeth Neale, Yasmine Probst, Marijka Batterham, Linda C. Tapsell

Dr Marijka Batterham

Canned fish products are of increasing popularity in Australia; however current Australian nutrient databases do not include data on the percentage fish in these products. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a database of the percentage fish and seafood contained in common canned fish and seafood products, for use in clinical trials. Six major supermarkets in the Illawarra region, NSW were audited for canned seafood products, and a database of re-ported percentage fish and seafood was developed. Mean + SD of each type of product was then determined. To vali-date the database, a representative sample of …

Validation Of The Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory As A Measure Of Coach Leadership In Youth Soccer, Stewart A. Vella, Lindsay G. Oades, Trevor P. Crowe

Trevor Crowe

This paper describes the validation of The Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory (DTLI) within a participation youth sports context. Three hundred and twenty-two athletes aged between 11 and 18 years completed the DTLI. Using a confirmatory factor analysis, the DTLI yielded an underlying factor structure that fell short of cut-off criteria for adjudging model fit. Subsequent theory-driven changes were made to the DTLI by removing the 'high performance expectations' subscale. Further data-driven changes were also made on the basis of high item-factor cross-loadings. The revised version of the DTLI was subjected to confirmatory factor analysis and proved to be a good …

Erythrocyte Biomarker-Based Validation Of A Diet History Method Used In A Dietary Intervention Trial, Craig S. Patch, Karen J Murphy, Jackie Mansour, Linda C. Tapsell, Barbara J. Meyer, Trevor A Mori, Manny Noakes, P Clifton, I Puddey, P Howe

L. C. Tapsell

No abstract provided.

Development And Validation Of An Australian Database For Estimating The Seafood Content Of Canned Products, Elizabeth Neale, Yasmine Probst, Marijka Batterham, Linda C. Tapsell

L. C. Tapsell

Canned fish products are of increasing popularity in Australia; however current Australian nutrient databases do not include data on the percentage fish in these products. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a database of the percentage fish and seafood contained in common canned fish and seafood products, for use in clinical trials. Six major supermarkets in the Illawarra region, NSW were audited for canned seafood products, and a database of re-ported percentage fish and seafood was developed. Mean + SD of each type of product was then determined. To vali-date the database, a representative sample of …

Effects Of Atmospheric Light Scattering On Spectroscopic Observations Of Greenhouse Gases From Space: Validation Of Ppdf-Based Co 2 Retrievals From Gosat, Sergey Oshchepkov, Andrey Bril, Tatsuya Yokota, Isamu Morino, Yukio Yoshida, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Dmitry Belikov, Debra Wunch, Paul Wennberg, Geoffrey Toon, Christopher O'Dell, André Butz, Sandrine Guerlet, Austin Cogan, Hartmut Boesch, Nawo Eguchi, Nicholas Deutscher, David Griffith, Ronald Macatangay, Justus Notholt, Ralf Sussmann, Markus Rettinger, Vanessa Sherlock, John Robinson, Esko Kyro, Pauli Heikkinen, Dietrich G. Feist, Tomoo Nagahama, Nikolay Kadygrov, Shamil Maksyutov, Osamu Uchino, Hiroshi Watanabe

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This report describes a validation study of Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) data processing using ground-based measurements of the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) as reference data for column-averaged dry air mole fractions of atmospheric carbon dioxide (X CO2). We applied the photon path length probability density function method to validate X CO2 retrievals from GOSAT data obtained during 22months starting from June 2009. This method permitted direct evaluation of optical path modifications due to atmospheric light scattering that would have a negligible impact on ground-based TCCON measurements but could significantly affect gas retrievals when observing reflected sunlight from …

Validation Of The Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory As A Measure Of Coach Leadership In Youth Soccer, Stewart A. Vella, Lindsay G. Oades, Trevor P. Crowe

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This paper describes the validation of The Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory (DTLI) within a participation youth sports context. Three hundred and twenty-two athletes aged between 11 and 18 years completed the DTLI. Using a confirmatory factor analysis, the DTLI yielded an underlying factor structure that fell short of cut-off criteria for adjudging model fit. Subsequent theory-driven changes were made to the DTLI by removing the 'high performance expectations' subscale. Further data-driven changes were also made on the basis of high item-factor cross-loadings. The revised version of the DTLI was subjected to confirmatory factor analysis and proved to be a good …

Validation Of Iasi Forli Carbon Monoxide Retrievals Using Ftir Data From Ndacc, T Kerzenmacher, B Dils, N Kumps, T Blumenstock, C Clerbaux, P F. Coheur, P Demoulin, Omaira Garcia, M George, David W. Griffith, F Hase, J Hadji-Lazaro, D Hurtmans, Nicholas B. Jones, E Mahieu, Justus Notholt, Clare Paton-Walsh, U Raffalski, T Ridder, M Schneider, C Servais, M De Maziere

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Carbon monoxide (CO) is retrieved daily and globally from space-borne IASI radiance spectra using the Fast Optimal Retrievals on Layers for IASI (FORLI) software developed at the Universit´e Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). The IASI CO total column product for 2008 from the most recent FORLI retrieval version (20100815) is evaluated using correlative CO profile products retrieved from groundbased solar absorption Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) observations at the following FTIR spectrometer sites from the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC): Ny-A° lesund, Kiruna, Bremen, Jungfraujoch, Iza˜na and Wollongong. In order to have good statistics for the comparisons, we …

Development And Validation Of An Australian Database For Estimating The Seafood Content Of Canned Products, Elizabeth Neale, Yasmine Probst, Marijka Batterham, Linda C. Tapsell

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Canned fish products are of increasing popularity in Australia; however current Australian nutrient databases do not include data on the percentage fish in these products. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a database of the percentage fish and seafood contained in common canned fish and seafood products, for use in clinical trials. Six major supermarkets in the Illawarra region, NSW were audited for canned seafood products, and a database of re-ported percentage fish and seafood was developed. Mean + SD of each type of product was then determined. To vali-date the database, a representative sample of …

Preliminary Validation Of Column-Averaged Volume Mixing Ratios Of Carbon Dioxide And Methane Retrieved From Gosat Short-Wavelength Infrared Spectra, David W. Griffith, G C. Toon, B Connor, R Sussmann, Thorsten Warneke, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Paul O. Wennberg, Justus Notholt, V Sherlock, J Robinson, O Uchino, C M. Roehl, I Morino, Debra Wunch, Janina Messerschmidt, Y Yoshida, M Inoue, M Rettinger

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Column-averaged volume mixing ratios of carbon dioxide and methane retrieved from the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) Short-Wavelength InfraRed observation (GOSAT SWIR XCO2 and XCH4 ) were compared with the reference calibrated data obtained by ground-based high-resolution Fourier Transform Spectrometers (g-b FTSs) participating in the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON). Preliminary results are as follows: the GOSAT SWIR XCO2 and XCH4 (Version 01.xx) are biased low by 8.85 ±4.75 ppm (2.3±1.2 %) and 20.4±18.9 ppb (1.2±1.1 %), respectively. The standard deviation of the GOSAT SWIR XCO2 and XCH4 is about 1% after correcting the negative biases of XCO2 and …

Retrieval Of Atmospheric Co2 With Enhanced Accuracy And Precision From Sciamachy: Validation With Fts Measurements And Comparison With Model Results, M Reuter, H Bovensmann, M Buchwitz, Jp Burrows, B Connor, Nicholas M. Deutscher, David W. Griffith, J Heymann, Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, Janina Messerschmidt, Justus Notholt, Christof Petri, J Robinson, O Schneising, V Sherlock, Voltaire A. Velazco, Thorsten Warneke, Paul O. Wennberg, Debra Wunch

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The Bremen Optimal Estimation differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) (BESD) algorithm for satellite based retrievals of XCO 2 (the column-average dry-air mole fraction of atmospheric CO 2) has been applied to Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography (SCIAMACHY) data. It uses measurements in the O 2-A absorption band to correct for scattering of undetected clouds and aerosols. Comparisons with precise and accurate ground-based Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) measurements at four Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) sites have been used to quantify the quality of the new SCIAMACHY XCO 2 data set. Additionally, the results have been compared to …

Validation Of Fingertip Whole Blood Against Common Blood Biomarkers Of Omega-3 Status In A Dose-Response Intervention, C E. Sparkes, A J. Sinclair, R A. Gibson, P L. Else, B J. Meyer

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Preliminary Validation Of Column-Averaged Volume Mixing Ratios Of Carbon Dioxide And Methane Retrieved From Gosat Short-Wavelength Infrared Spectra, I Morino, O Uchino, M Inoue, Y Yoshida, T Yokota, P Wennberg, G C Toon, Debra Wunch, C M. Roehl, J Notholt, T Warneke, Janina Messerschmidt, David W. Griffith, Nicholas M. Deutscher, V Sherlock, B Connor, J Robinson, R Sussmann, M Rettinger

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Column-averaged volume mixing ratios of carbon dioxide and methane retrieved from the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) Short-Wavelength InfraRed observation (GOSAT SWIR XCO2 and XCH4) were compared with the reference data ob- 5 tained by ground-based high-resolution Fourier Transform Spectrometers (g-b FTSs) participating in the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON). Through calibrations of g-b FTSs with airborne in-situ measurements, the uncertainty of XCO2 and XCH4 associated with the g-b FTS was determined to be 0.8 ppm (0.2%) and 4 ppb (0.2%), respectively. The GOSAT products are validated with 10 these calibrated g-b FTS data. Preliminary results are as follows: …

Validation Of Five Years (2003-2007) Of Sciamachy Co Total Column Measurements Using Ground-Based Spectrometer Observations, A T. J De Laat, A M. S Gloudemans, H Schrijver, I Aben, Y Nagahama, K Suzuki, E Mahieu, N B. Jones, Clare Paton-Walsh, N M. Deutscher, D W. T Griffith, M De Maziere, R L. Mittermeier, H Fast, J Notholt, M Palm, T Hawat, T Blumenstock, F Hase, M Schneider, C Rinsland, A V. Dzhola, E I. Grechko, A M. Poberovskii, M V. Makarova, J Mellqvist, A Strandberg, R Sussmann, T Borsdorff, M Rettinger

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Abstract. This paper presents a validation study of SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) carbon monoxide (CO) total column measurements from the Iterative Maximum Likelihood Method (IMLM) algorithm using ground-based spectrometer observations from twenty surface stations for the five year time period of 2003–2007. Overall we find a good agreement between SCIAMACHY and ground-based observations for both mean values as well as seasonal variations. For high-latitude Northern Hemisphere stations absolute differences between SCIAMACHY and ground-based measurements are close to or fall within the SCIAMACHY CO 2 precision of 0.2×1018 molecules/cm2 (10%) indicating that SCIAMACHY can observe CO accurately …

Validation Of Ozone Measurements From The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (Ace), Nicholas B. Jones, David W. Griffith, M Wolff, E Mahieu, G Bodeker, I Boyd, M De Maziere, P Demoulin, T Blumenstock, Y. Murayama, A. Kagawa, J Jin, Christopher Mcelroy, J Hannigan, M Coffey, M Hopfner, H W. Fischer, T Kerzenmacher, I Kramer, J Mellqvist, R Sussmann, K Strong, J R. Taylor, K Mizutani, Y Kasai, J Urban, D Murtagh, E Dupuy, V Catoire, S Chabrillat, P Baron, C Brogniez, G L. Manney, C Piccolo, C Randall, C Robert, C Senten, C Tetard, N J. Livesey, A Kleinbohl, S Godin-Beekmann, T Borsdorff, James Drummond, C De Clercq, J C. Lambert, U Cortesi, K W. Jucks, C Boone, H Oelhaf, M Schneider, T Steck, K A. Walker, P Bernath, T Von Clarmann, R Hughes, C Vigouroux, J Kuttippurath, A Bracher, J Mcconnell, C Mclinden, H Kullmann, L Froidevaux, J Dodion, F Vanhellemont, J P. Burrows, J Kar, F Goutail, D G. Dufour, J M. Zawodny, F Nichitiu, J-P Pommereau, C Nowlan, D Fussen, J Zou, A R Klekociuk, G Forbes, H Bovensmann, R M Bevilacqua, C Haley, S Ceccherini, S D Mcleod, P Gerard, R Skelton, B Firanski, A E Bourassa, D A Degenstein, J Davies, T Christensen, J Granville, A Parrish, C Roth, J W. Waters, C Von Savigny, A Standberg, M Mchugh, A M. Thompson, E J Llewellyn, P Von Der Gathen, M B. Tully, J C. Witte, C Roth, B T. Marshall, K B. Strawbridge, E Kyrola, M P. Mccormick, D P J Swart, N D Lloyd, D W. Tarasick, S V. Petelina, L W. Thomason, A Jones, I S. Mcdermid

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This paper presents extensive bias determination analyses of ozone observations from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) satellite instruments: the ACE Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) and the Measurement of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation (ACE-MAESTRO) instrument. Here we compare the latest ozone data products from ACE-FTS and ACE-MAESTRO with coincident observations from nearly 20 satellite-borne, airborne, balloonborne and ground-based instruments, by analysing volume mixing ratio profiles and partial column densities. The ACEFTS version 2.2 Ozone Update product reports more ozone than most correlative measurements from the upper troposphere to the lower mesosphere. At altitude levels from …

Validation Of Version-4.61 Methane And Nitrous Oxide Observed By Mipas, S Payan, C Camy-Peyret, H Oelhaf, G Wetzel, G Maucher, C Keim, M Pirre, N Huret, A Engel, M C. Volk, H Kuellmann, J Kuttippurath, U Cortesi, G Bianchini, F Mencaraglia, P Raspollini, G Redaelli, C Vigouroux, M De Maziere, S Mikuteit, T Blumenstock, Voltaire A. Velazco, J Notholt, E Mahieu, P Duchatelet, D Smale, S Wood, N Jones, C Piccolo, V Payne, A Bracher, N Glatthor, G P. Stiller, K Grunow, P Jeseck, Y Te, A Butz

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The ENVISAT validation programme for the atmospheric instruments MIPAS, SCIAMACHY and GOMOS is based on a number of balloon-borne, aircraft, satellite and ground-based correlative measurements. In particular the activities of validation scientists were coordinated by ESA within the ENVISAT Stratospheric Aircraft and Balloon Campaign or ESABC.

Dietary Validation Of A New Australian Food-Frequency Questionnaire That Estimates Long-Chain N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Bethany L. Sullivan, Janelle Brown, Peter Williams, Barbara Meyer

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Currently, there is no FFQ designed to capture the intakes of the long-chain (LC) n-3 PUFA. The objectives of this study were to validate a new LC n-3 PUFA FFQ by comparison with 3 d weighed food records (FR) and to determine its reproducibility assessed 4 to 6 weeks apart. Healthy male and female subjects (n 53) were recruited from Wollongong and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The FFQ and FR were analysed for LC n-3 PUFA intakes using a nutrient analysis software package and these intakes were compared using Wilcoxon signed rank tests and Spearman …

Validation Of Hno3, C1ono2, And N2o5 From The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (Ace-Fts), M A. Wolff, T Kerzenmacher, K Strong, K A. Walker, M Toohey, E Dupuy, P F. Bernath, C Boone, S Brohede, V Catoire, T Von Clarmann, M Coffey, W Daffer, M De Maziere, P Duchatelet, N Glatthor, David W. Griffith, J Hannigan, F Hase, M Hopfner, N Huret, Nicholas B. Jones, K W. Jucks, A. Kagawa, Y Kasai, I Kramer, H Kullmann, J Kuttippurath, E Mahieu, G L. Manney, Christopher Mcelroy, C Mclinden, Y Mebarki, S Mikuteit, D Murtagh, C Piccolo, P Raspollini, M Ridolfi, R Ruhnke, M Santee, C Senten, D Smale, C Tetard, J Urban, S Wood

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The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) satellite was launched on 12 August 2003. Its two instruments measure vertical profiles of over 30 atmospheric trace gases by analyzing solar occultation spectra in the ultraviolet/visible and infrared wavelength regions. The reservoir gases HNO₃, ClONO₂, and N₂O₅ are three of the key species provided by the primary instrument, the ACE Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS). This paper describes the ACE-FTS version 2.2 data products, including the N₂O₅ update, for the three species and presents validation comparisons with available observations. We have compared volume mixing ratio …

Global Airs And Mopitt Co Measurements: Validation, Comparison, And Links To Biomass Burning Variations And Carbon Cycle, Leonid N. Yurganov, W. Wallace Mcmillan, Anatoly V. Dzhola, Evgeny I. Grechko, Nicholas B. Jones, Guido R. Van Der Werf

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New results of CO global total column measurements using the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) aboard the Aqua satellite in comparison with Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) sensor aboard the Terra satellite are presented. Both data sets are validated using ground-based total column measurements in Russia and Australia. A quality parameter based on the Profile Percent A Priori values from the standard MOPITT product is introduced. AIRS data (version 4) for biomass burning events are in agreement or lower than both MOPITT and ground measurements, but CO bursts can be seen by AIRS in most cases. For the cases …

Validation Of No2 And No From The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (Ace), Nicholas B. Jones, David W. Griffith, M Wolff, L Llewellyn, T Blumenstock, Christopher Mcelroy, M Hopfner, T Kerzenmacher, I Kramer, K Strong, Cassandra Haley, J R. Taylor, Thorsten Warneke, D Murtagh, E Dupuy, V Catoire, N Huret, C Brogniez, G L. Manney, C Piccolo, C Randall, C Tetard, M Lopez-Puertas, James Drummond, C Boone, B Funke, M Schneider, S Mikuteit, G P. Stiller, K A. Walker, P Bernath, O Schrems, P Raspollini, C Mclinden, S Brohede, M Toohey, M Ridolfi, J Dodion, F Vanhellemont, R L. Batchelor, J P. Burrows, J Kar, L K. Amekudzi, S Melo, F Goutail, C Bramstedt, D G. Dufour, M Silicani, J M. Zawodny, A Richter, G Berthet, F Nichitiu, J-P Pommereau, C Nowlan, D Fussen, J Zou, Irwin S. Pakula, Justus Notholt

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Vertical profiles of NO2 and NO have been obtained from solar occultation measurements by the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE), using an infrared Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) and (for NO2) an ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectrometer, MAESTRO (Measurement of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation). In this paper, the quality of the ACE-FTS version 2.2 NO2 and NO and the MAESTRO version 1.2 NO2 data are assessed using other solar occultation measurements

(HALOE, SAGE II, SAGEIII, POAMIII, SCIAMACHY), stellar occultation measurements (GOMOS), limb measurements (MIPAS, OSIRIS), nadir measurements (SCIAMACHY), balloon-borne measurements (SPIRALE, SAOZ) and ground-based measurements (UV-VIS, FTIR). Time differences …

Validation Of Ace-Fts N2o Measurements, K Strong, M Wolff, T Kerzenmacher, K A. Walker, Nicholas B. Jones, David W. Griffith, E Mahieu, S Wood, M De Maziere, P Demoulin, T Blumenstock, J Jin, J Hannigan, M Coffey, M Hopfner, P Duchatelet, J Mellqvist, A Strandberg, J R. Taylor, Thorsten Warneke, J Urban, D Murtagh, E Dupuy, V Catoire, C Piccolo, C Robert, C Senten, C Tetard, K W. Jucks, C Boone, N Glatthor, M Schneider, S Mikuteit, G P. Stiller, P Bernath, O Schrems, H Kuellmann, P Raspollini, A Lambert, J Mcconnell, J Kittippurath, K Semeniuk, M Toohey, M Ridolfi, Justus Notholt

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The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE), also known as SCISAT, was launched on 12 August 2003,carrying two instruments that measure vertical profiles of atmospheric constituents using the solar occultation technique.One of these instruments, the ACE Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS), is measuring volume mixing ratio profiles of nitrous oxide (N2O) from the upper troposphere to the lower mesosphere. In this study, the quality of the ACE-FTS version 2.2 N2O data is assessed rough comparisons with coincident measurements made by other satellite, balloon-borne, aircraft, and ground-based instruments.These consist of vertical profile comparisons with the SMR, MLS, and MIPAS satellite instruments, multiple aircraft flights …

Validation Of Ace-Fts V2.2 Methane Profiles From The Upper Troposphere To Lower Mesosphere, M De Maziere, C Vigouroux, P F. Bernath, P Baron, T Blumenstock, C Boone, C Brogniez, V Catoire, M Coffey, P Duchatelet, David W. Griffith, J Hannigan, Y Kasai, I Kramer, Nicholas B. Jones, E Mahieu, G L. Manney, C Piccolo, C Randall, C Robert, C Senten, K Strong, J R. Taylor, C Tetard, K A. Walker, S Wood

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The ACE-FTS (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer) solar occultation instrument that was launched onboard the Canadian SCISAT-1 satellite in August 2003 is measuring vertical profiles from the upper troposphere to the lower mesosphere for a large number of atmospheric constituents. Methane is one of the key species. The version v2.2 data of the ACE-FTS CH4 data have been compared to correlative satellite, balloon-borne and ground-based Fourier transform infrared remote sensing data to assess their quality. The comparison results indicate that the accuracy of the data is within 10% in the upper troposphere lower stratosphere, and within 25% in the …

Validation Of Ace-Fts V2.2 Measurements Of Hci, Hf, Cci3f And Cci2f2 Using Space-, Balloons- And Ground-Based Instrument Observations, E Mahieu, P Duchatelet, P Demoulin, L Froidevaux, C Randall, Nicholas B. Jones, David W. Griffith, G C. Toon, J-F Blavier, C P Rinsland, R Zander, S Wood, M De Maziere, T Blumenstock, A. Kagawa, J Hannigan, M Coffey, F Hase, D Smale, K Strong, J R. Taylor, Thorsten Warneke, Y Kasai, E Dupuy, V Catoire, C Robert, C Senten, C Tetard, K W. Jucks, C Boone, S Mikuteit, K A. Walker, P Bernath, O Schrems, Y Mebarki, R Nassar, C Servais, Justus Notholt

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Hydrogen chloride (HCl) and hydrogen fluoride (HF) are respectively the main chlorine and fluorine reservoirs in the Earth's stratosphere. Their buildup resulted from the intensive use of man-made halogenated source gases, in particular CFC-11 (CCl₃F) and CFC-12 (CCl₂F₂), during the second half of the 20th century. It is important to continue monitoring the evolution of these source gases and reservoirs, in support of the Montreal Protocol and also indirectly of the Kyoto Protocol. The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) is a space-based instrument that has been performing regular solar occultation measurements of …

Validation And Data Characteristics Of Methane And Nitrous Oxide Profiles Observed By Mipas And Processed With Version 4.61 Algorithm, S Payan, C Camy-Peyret, H Oelhaf, G Wetzel, G Maucher, Nicholas B. Jones, S Wood, M De Maziere, T Blumenstock, P Duchatelet, D Smale, G Bianchini, G Redaelli, F Mencaraglia, M Pirre, N Huret, C Piccolo, U Cortesi, C Keim, N Glatthor, S Mikuteit, G P. Stiller, C Vigouroux, A Engel, M C. Volk, J Kuttippurath, H Kuellmann, P Raspollini, M Mahieu, V Payne, A Bracher, K Grunow, P Jeseck, Y Te, K Pfeilsticker, A Butz, Justus Notholt, Voltaire A. Velazco

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

The ENVISAT validation programme for the atmospheric instruments MIPAS, SCIAMACHY and GOMOS is based on a number of balloon-bone, aircraft and ground-based correlative measurements. In particular the activities of validation scientists were coordinated by ESA within the ENVISAT Stratospheric Aircraft and Balloon Campaign of ESABC. As part of a series of similar papers on other species [this issue] and in parallel to the contribution of the individual validation teams, the present paper provides a synthesis of comparisons performed between MIPAS CH4 and N2O profiles produced by the current ESA operational software (Instrument Processing Facility version 4.61 or IPF v4.61) and …