- Clerbaux, C., et al. CO measurements from the ACE-FTS
satellite instrument: data analysis and validation using ground-
based, airborne and spaceborne observations Ingår i: Atmospheric
Chemistry and Physics. - 1680-7316. ; 8, s. 2569-2594 - The
Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) mission was launched in
August 2003 to sound the atmosphere by solar occultation. Carbon
monoxide (CO), a good tracer of pollution plumes and atmospheric
dynamics, is one of the key species provided by the primary
instrument, the ACE-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS).
This instrument performs measurements in both the CO 1-0 and 2-0
ro-vibrational bands, from which vertically resolved CO
concentration profiles are retrieved, from the mid-troposphere
to the thermosphere. This paper presents an updated description
of the ACE-FTS version 2.2 CO data product, along with a
comprehensive validation of these profiles using available
observations (February 2004 to December 2006). We have compared
the CO partial columns with ground-b