Using MERRA-2 analysis fields to simulate limb scattered radiance profiles for inhomogeneous atmospheric lines of sight: Preparation for data assimilation of OMPS LP radiances through 2D single-scattering GSLS radiative transfer model development

Robert Paul Loughman1, Pawan K Bhartia2, Leslie Moy3, Natalya A Kramarova2 and Krzysztof Wargan4, (1)Hampton University, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Hampton, United States, (2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (3)Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, United States, (4)Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, United States