Models

The following forecast models are used in the validation server:

name	description	validity	status	website
o-suite (0001)	CMAS FC run without data assimilation	AN	2015-09-01 - present	More information
control (gnhb)	CMAS FC run without data assimilation	FC	2017-01-01 - present	More information
control (gjjh)	CMAS FC run without data assimilation	FC	2016-06-21 - present	More information

Instruments

The following remote sensing instrument types are used in the validation server:

name	acronym expansion	description	website
FTIR	Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer	A measurement technique whereby a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (Michelson-type interferometer) is used to measure the absorption in the atmosphere of direct sunlight in the infrared wavelength region.	More information
LIDAR	Light Detection And Ranging	A remote sensing measurement technique using the scattering properties of light by gases, liquids, and solids in order to infer their physical or chemical properties.	More information
MWR	Microwave Radiometer	A radiometer that measures energy emitted at sub-millimetre-to-centimetre wavelengths (at frequencies of 1-1000 GHz).	More information
UVVIS.DOAS.DIRECTSUN	UV/Vis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy	A ground-based measurement of the absorption in the atmosphere of scattered direct sunlight in the UV-visible wavelength range.	More information
UVVIS.DOAS.OFFAXIS	UV/Vis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy	A ground-based measurement of the absorption in the atmosphere of offaxis-scattered sunlight in the UV-visible wavelength range.	More information
UVVIS.DOAS.ZENITH	UV/Vis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy	A ground-based measurement of the absorption in the atmosphere of zenith-scattered sunlight in the UV-visible wavelength range.	More information

Parameters

The following physical parameters are tracked in the validation server:

name	description
AEROSOL	Aerosols
CH2O	Formaldehyde
CH4	Methane
CO	Carbon monoxide
NO2	Nitrogen dioxide
O3	Ozone