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66 CHAPTER 2. ATMOSPHERE AND REMOTE SENSING<br />

2.4.9 Development of a computer tool for the inversion and optimization<br />

of airborne tomographic DOAS measurements (Tomolab2)<br />

Participating scientist Bing-Chao Song, Andreas Hartl and Irene Pundt<br />

Abstract The tomographic DOAS software project Tomolab [Laepple et al., 2004] is further developed<br />

for Airborne Multi Axis DOAS (AMAXDOAS) measurements. With its ability to include<br />

scattered light paths it can be used to optimize airborne measurements, optimize measurement geometries<br />

and for the reconstruction of 2D/3D concentration fields.<br />

Figure 2.33: Flight track with ground-reflected light paths (left), 2D single scattering light path<br />

geometry and reconstruction (right) in Tomolab2.<br />

Background The Tomolab software was originally<br />

created especially for ground-based active<br />

measurements, i.e. light paths clearly defined by<br />

source and reflector. While it is efficient for analyzing<br />

and displaying simple geometries, it does<br />

not include scattering processes, neither in its<br />

graphics nor in its inversion part. Tomolab was<br />

designed as a Windows project and runs on personal<br />

computers only. The enhanced version Tomolab2<br />

removes the dependency of the Windows<br />

system and, for intensive calculations, can be run<br />

on any UNIX workstation. Very flexible scripting<br />

support simplifies case studies for different geometric<br />

settings and atmospheric conditions.<br />

Funding DOAS Tomography, BMBF<br />

Method Single scattering processes, usually<br />

dominating the atmospheric radiative transfer,<br />

are simulated by defining a group of partial light<br />

paths which all enter the telescope and add up to<br />

the same measurement signal. Their individual<br />

contributions to the total absorption captured by<br />

the telescope are weighted by their relative light<br />

intensities from radiative transfer calculation for<br />

the layer where the scattering event took place.<br />

We finally obtain box air mass factors (AMFs)<br />

for cases where single scattering dominates. Measurements<br />

where multiple scattering is not negligi-<br />

ble can also be simulated and reconstructed, but<br />

the corresponding 2D or 3D box AMFs have to<br />

be calculated by suitable radiative transfer models.<br />

The modular structure of Tomolab2 makes<br />

exchange of platform dependent code easier. The<br />

visualization part is currently implemented for the<br />

Windows system. The scripting support layer for<br />

Windows is implemented using the so called COM<br />

technique. Essential and common functions are<br />

encapsulated into binary components to ensure<br />

the stability of the project. Varying case studies<br />

can be done by scripting components without<br />

modifying Tomolab2’s code.<br />

Results The Tomolab2 project was developed<br />

for passive airborne DOAS measurements and<br />

designed aiming at a flexible and platformindependent<br />

structure. 2D box AMFs have been<br />

calculated for lightly polluted scenarios and compare<br />

well with those from a radiative transfer<br />

model. The program also has been tested on<br />

UNIX platforms. Thanks to its modular structure,<br />

Tomolab2 can easily be updated and maintained.<br />

Outlook/Future work 3D reconstruction.<br />

Embedding of radiative transfer models for operational<br />

usage.

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