BackForward Variable: CO Tropospheric column

Definition
Full name CO Tropospheric column
Definition 2D field of total amount of CO molecules per unit area in an atmospheric column extending from the Earth’s surface to the tropopause. 
Measuring Units ppb Uncertainty Units ppb
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units ppb (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2025-09-08
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Atmospheric chemistry
      • Variable: CO Tropospheric column
        • Measured in Layers:
          • TrC
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for CO Tropospheric column  (3)

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Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
806 CO Tropospheric column TrC 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 1 ppb
5 ppb
10 ppb
0.5 		0.9 ppb
1 ppb
2 ppb
0.5 		10 km
30 km
100 km
0.5 		60 min
24 h
30 d
0.5 		24 h
7 d
30 d
0.5 		Global reasonable 2025-04-11 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Uncertainty in 2-sigma
888 CO Tropospheric column Forecasting Atmospheric Composition Global firm GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution
889 CO Tropospheric column 2.6 Atmospheric Composition Forecasting and Monitoring Global firm GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution