Chang, K-L;
Guillas, S;
Fioletov, VE;
(2015)
Spatial mapping of ground-based observations of total ozone.
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
, 8
pp. 3967-4009.
10.5194/amtd-8-3967-2015.
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Abstract
Total column ozone variations estimated using ground-based stations provide important independent source of information in addition to satellite-based estimates. This estimation has been vigorously challenged by data inhomogeneity in time and by the irregularity of the spatial distribution of stations, as well as by interruptions in observation records. Furthermore, some stations have calibration issues and thus observations may drift. In this paper we compare the spatial interpolation of ozone levels using the novel stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE) approach with kriging. We show how these new spatial predictions are more accurate, less uncertain and more robust. We construct long-term zonal means to investigate the robustness against the absence of measurements at some stations as well as instruments drifts. We conclude that time series analyzes can benefit from the SPDE approach compared to kriging when stations are missing, but the positive impact of the technique is less pronounced in the case of drifts.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Spatial mapping of ground-based observations of total ozone |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.5194/amtd-8-3967-2015 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amtd-8-3967-2015 |
Additional information: | © Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1468013 |
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