Abstract: AbstractThis article presents an assessment of the quality of the ERA‐Interim ozone analyses produced by the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts. Ozone retrievals from a number of satellite instruments and an ad hoc generated mean total column ozone (TCO) reference are used to assess the quality of the ERA‐Interim ozone analyses during the period from January 1989 to December 2008. The ERA‐Interim TCO is typically within ±5 DU (about ±3%) from the TCO reference, while showing up to 2% lower values than the Ozone Monitor...
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Atmospheric sciences
Climatology
Meteorology