How do managers sense Business Model Innovation opportunities and threats?

Fight against the climate change has a great effect on energy sector, which leans strongly on fossil fuels. New technologies, e.g., wind and solar power, bring new challenges for electricity production due to their intermittency. Technological developments enable consumers to produce electricity themselves. Due to these reasons electricity companies must question and innovate their business models to stay competitive and to reason their existence. In this study, we will research business model innovation from cognitive approach, and we aim to find answers, how managers find possibilities to innovate business models or how they sense threats to business models, so that their negative effects can be mitigated. The literature of cognition and business model innovation are the theoretical basis for the study. A link between the two will be built using dynamic capabilities. Two key elements of the theoretical model are attention and perception, which will be explained in detail. The research method will be multiple-case study. Five electricity companies participated in the study. The data collection was done using semi-structured interviews. Both within-case analysis and cross-case analysis were done. Lastly, the results were compared with the literature for better credibility and reliability. With the empirical data it was concluded, that managers’ attention and perception are complex processes and they comprise of multiple factors, dimensions, and elements. The attention focus is determined by internal, customer and stakeholder, and external factors. These factors can be divided into signals, that guide the focus on specific things, and into results, which are searched in the environment. Managers can be categorized based on the approaches, whether they distinguish the observations into opportunities and threats, or if they see elements of opportunities and threats in each observation. Managers can be categorized into three groups by the reactions to observations: optimists, realists, and defenders. Optimists aim to approach each observation as opportunity, for the realists only the impact of the observation matters, and the defenders act more on threats. This thesis builds the overall knowledge of the elements and how the sensing dynamic capability manifests itself in the form of attention and perception. The implications include a novel theoretical framework to research opportunity and threat recognition as the sensing dynamic capability of business model innovation. It allows future research to understand better how attention and perception occur to sense business model innovation-related opportunities and threats. The thesis enables managers to reflect on their behavior and approaches, and to develop their cognitive capabilities and thus increase competitive advantage.Taistelulla ilmastonmuutosta vastaan on suuri vaikutus energia-alalle, joka on nojannut vahvasti fossiilisiin polttoaineisiin. Uudet teknologiat, kuten tuuli- ja aurinkoenergia, tuovat omat haasteensa sähköntuotannolle niiden epäsäännöllisyyden vuoksi, mutta teknologioiden kehitys myös mahdollistaa kuluttajille oman tuotannon ihan uudessa laajuudessa. Näistä syistä sähkönmyyjien tulee kyseenalaistaa ja innovoida heidän liiketoimintamalleja pysyäkseen kannattavina ja ylipäätään perustellakseen olemassaolonsa. Tässä työssä tutkitaan liiketoimintamallien innovointia kognition näkökulmasta, ja pyritään löytämään vastauksia, miten johtajat löytävät mahdollisuudet innovoida tai miten he havaitsevat uhkat liiketoimintamalleille, jotta niiden negatiiviset vaikutukset voidaan minimoida. Työn teoreettisena pohjana toimii kirjallisuus liiketoimintamalli-innovaatiosta ja kognitiosta, joiden välille luodaan silta dynaamisten kyvykkyyksien avulla. Teoreettisen mallin kaksi avainelementtiä ovat huomiointi ja tulkinta, jotka käydään tarkemmin lävitse. Tutkimusmenetelmänä käytetään monitapaustutkimusta, johon osallistui viisi kuluttajasähkönmyyntialan yritystä. Aineiston keräämiseen käytettiin osittaisstrukturoituja haastatteluja. Aineisto analysoitiin sekä tapauskohtaisesti, että ristikkäisanalyysillä. Lisäksi tuloksia verrattiin teoriaan tutkimuksen luotettavuuden varmistamiseksi. Tutkimuksen tuloksena todettiin, että johtajien huomiointi ja tulkinta ovat monimutkaisia prosesseja ja koostuvat useasta tekijästä, ulottuvuudesta ja elementistä. Huomioinnin kohteen määrittämiseen vaikuttaa sekä sisäisiä, asiakas ja sidosryhmätekijöitä, kuin ulkoisia tekijöitäkin, ja nämä voidaan jaotella sekä signaaleihin, jotka kääntävät huomion tiettyyn asiaan, mutta myös tuloksiin, joita pyritään löytämään. Johtajat voidaan ryhmitellä sen tulokulman mukaan, jaottelevatko he havainnot mahdollisuuksiin vai uhkiin, vai näkevätkö he jokaisessa havainnossa elementtejä molemmista. Havaintoihin reagoimisen suhteen johtajat voidaan jakaa kolmeen ryhmään: optimisteihin, realisteihin ja puolustajiin. Optimistit pyrkivät suhtautumaan havaintoihin mahdollisuuksina, realistille vain havainnon vaikutuksella on väliä, ja puolustajat reagoivat enemmän uhkiin. Tässä tutkimuksessa lisättiin näyttöä kognition ja liiketoimintamalli-innovoinnin väliselle yhteydelle. Työssä luotiin teoreettinen malli, jota voidaan hyödyntää tulevaisuuden tutkimuksessa. Johtajille tulokset antavat mahdollisuuksia reflektoida omia tulokulmia kognitioon ja siten kehittää omia kognitiivisia kyvykkyyksiä ja lisätä yrityksen kilpailuetua

Improved dynamic geomagnetic rigidity cutoff modeling: testing predictive accuracy

. In the polar atmosphere, significant chemical and ionization changes occur during solar proton events (SPE). The access of solar protons to this region is limited by the dynamically changing geomagnetic field. In this study we have used riometer absorption observations to investigate the accuracy of a model to predict Kp-dependent geomagnetic rigidity cutoffs, and hence the changing proton fluxes. The imaging riometer at Halley, Antarctica is ideally situated for such a study, as the rigidity cutoff sweeps back and forth across the instrument's field of view, providing a severe test of the rigidity cutoff model. Using observations from this riometer during five solar proton events, we have confirmed the basic accuracy of this rigidity model. However, we find that the model can be improved by setting a lower Kp limit (i.e., Kp=5 instead of 6) at which the rigidity modeling saturates. We also find that for L>4.5 the apparent L-shell of the beam moves equatorwards. In addition, the Sodankyla Ion and Neutral Chemistry model is used to determine an empirical relationship between integral proton precipitation fluxes and nighttime ionosphere riometer absorption, in order to allow consideration of winter time SPEs. We find that during the nighttime the proton flux energy threshold is lowered to include protons with energies of >5 MeV in comparison with >10 MeV for the daytime empirical relationships. In addition, we provide an indication of the southern and northern geographic regions inside which SPEs play a role in modifying the neutral chemistry of the stratosphere and mesosphere

Asiakkaiden kokemuksia monitoimijaisesti toteutetusta perhevalmennuksesta

TIIVISTELMÄ KYMENLAAKSON AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU Hoitotyön koulutusohjelma PATJAS, SAARA VERRONEN, EMMI Asiakkaiden kokemuksia monitoimijaisesti toteutetusta perhevalmennuksesta. Opinnäytetyö 44 sivua + 16 liitesivua Työn ohjaaja Lehtori Sari Engelhardt Toimeksiantaja Kotkan kaupunki Marraskuu 2014 Avainsanat perhevalmennus, monitoimijaisuus, vertaistuki, isyys Tämän opinnäytetyön tarkoituksena oli tutkia, miten asiakkaat kokevat monitoimijai-sesti toteutetun perhevalmennuksen ja mitä hyötyä he kokevat siitä saavansa. Saa-daanko perhevalmennuksesta vertaistukea, ja miten isät kokevat oman roolinsa perhe-valmennuksessa. Tutkimus toteutettiin Kotkan kaupungin hyvinvointineuvolalle. Tutkimusmenetelmänä käytettiin kyselytutkimusta, joka toteutettiin lähettämällä kyselylomakkeet postitse kolmelle perhevalmennukseen kutsutulle ryhmälle. Kyselylomakkeita lähettiin 92 kpl, joista tutkijoille palautettiin 39 kappaletta. Tutkimuksen vastausprosentti oli 42,4 %. Tutkimustuloksista ilmeni, että vanhemmat kokevat monitoimijaisesti toteutetun per-hevalmennusmallin hyväksi. Vanhemmat saavat perhevalmennuksesta paljon uutta ja tarpeellista tietoa sekä vertaistukea. Useat vanhemmat ovat saaneet uusia ystäviä, joita ovat tavanneet perhevalmennuksen jälkeen. Vanhemmat kaipasivat enemmän tietoa lapsen käsittelyyn ja perushoitoon liittyvistä asioista. Vanhemmat kokivat, että perhe-valmennuksessa huomioidaan puolisot ja isiä kannustetaan tulemaan mukaan neuvo-laan sekä heidän isyyttään tuetaan tarpeeksi. Perheet, jotka eivät osallistuneet perhe-valmennukseen, kokivat sen turhaksi tai kertoivat saavansa perhevalmennuksen tuoman tiedon muualta.ABSTRACT KYMENLAAKSON AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU University of Applied Sciences Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care PATJAS, SAARA VERRONEN, EMMI Clients’ Experiences of Multiprofessional Family Training Bachelor’s Thesis 44 pages + 16 pages of appendices Supervisor Sari Engelhard, Lecturer Commissioned by City of Kotka November 2014 Keywords family training, multiprofessional, peer support, fatherhood The purpose of this Bachelor’s thesis was to study clients’ experiences of Multiprofessional Family Training and their feelings about the benefits they received from it as well as whether it gave them peer support, and how fathers experienced their role in family training. The study was commissioned by the maternity and child welfare clinic of Kotka. The research method was a survey which was carried out by posting questionnaires to three groups invited to take part in family training. A total of 92 questionnaires were sent in the study, from which 39 were returned, thus giving a response rate of 42.4 %. The findings of the study revealed that parents considered the multiprofessional family training model a success. They receive a lot of new and necessary information on family training in addition to peer support. Many parents also found new friends and met them also after the completion of family training. However, they needed more information on how to handle a child and how to provide basic care for him/her. According to their opinion, in family training their husbands are taken into consideration and fathers are encouraged to visit maternity and child welfare clinics. Their fatherhood is also given sufficient support. Those families that did not participate in family training regarded it as useless or said they received the information provided by it through other channels

Vertaisohjaaja ammattilaisen tukemana : Ammattilaisen käsikirja

Opinnäytetyö toteutettiin kehittämishankkeena. Kehittämistyön tavoitteena oli kehittää käsikirja ammattilaisen avuksi tukemaan vapaaehtoista vertaisohjaajaa ryhmätoimintojen aikana. Ammattilaisella tarkoitetaan palkattua työntekijää, joka ohjaa vapaaehtoista vertaisohjaajaa ryhmässä. Opinnäytetyön toimeksiantaja oli Digiolkkarista työelämään -hanke ja hanketta toteuttivat pääasiassa Turun Ammattikorkeakoulu, Diakonian Ammattikorkeakoulu ja Turun Seudun TST ry. Vertaisohjaajien kokemuksen tuoma hyöty on havaittu hyödylliseksi tueksi tänä päivänä. Vertaistoiminnalla on ennaltaehkäisevä vaikutus sekä se auttaa syrjäytymisen ehkäisyssä. Vertaistukea luonnehditaan sellaiseksi auttamisen muodoksi, jota muut tahot eivät pysty antamaan. Vertaistoiminnan kasvu kertoo ihmisten tarpeesta saada apua samassa tilanteessa olevilta. Kehittämistehtävänä oli kehittää miten ammattilainen voi tukea vertaisohjaajaa jaksamisessa sekä miten tukea vertaisohjaajaa ryhmätoiminnan eri vaiheissa? Kehittämisen apuna käytettiin menetelminä havainnointia, teemahaastattelua sekä dialogia. Kehittämistyön tulokset muodostuivat niin, että ennen ryhmän aloitusta vertaisohjaajan on hyvä tietää mitä on vertaistuki, vertaisohjaaja, vaitiolovelvollisuus sekä roolijaot ja mistä koostuu ryhmän dynamiikka. Ryhmän aikana tulee huomioida vertaisohjaajan jaksaminen, tunteiden sääntely, motivointi ja työnohjaus. Kun ryhmä lopettaa toiminnan, tulee muistaa kiittäminen ja palaute. Digiolkkarista työelämään -hanke voi käyttää vastaisuudessa käsikirjaa uuden vertaisohjaajan aloittaessa ryhmässä. Käsikirja on kehitetty ammattilaiselle, koska ne ovat harvemmassa. Käsikirja on mallinnettavissa myös missä tahansa ryhmätoiminnassa, jossa on mukana vapaaehtoinen vertaisohjaaja.The thesis was conducted as a development project. The objective of the development project was to develop a handbook to help professionals in supporting voluntary peer mentors during group activities. In this context, a professional stand for a hired worker/employee that guides a voluntary mentor in a group. The mandator of the thesis was Digiolkkarista työelämään-project, which was primarily conducted by Turku University of Applied Sciences, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences and Turun Seudun TST ry. It has been observed that the life experience of peer instructors is helpful. Peer work has a preemptive effect and it helps prevent social exclusion. Peer support is characterized as a way of helping that other parties cannot accomplish. The increase of peer work suggests that people are in need of help from people who are in the same situation. The development task was to develop a way for a professional to support a peer instructor in coping and in the various stages of group activities. Observation, theme interview and dialogue were used as methods to help with the development task. It was gathered that before the group activities started, it was good for the peer instructor to understand the concepts of peer support, peer instruction, professional confidentiality and to understand the roles and dynamics of the group. During the group activities, it is important to consider the peer instructors ability to motivate, to guide and their ability to cope with their feelings. When the group activity is over, it is important to remember to thank the group and give feedback. In the future, the Digiolkkarista työelämään-project can use this handbook when a new peer instructor starts in a group. The handbook is made for professionals, as there aren’t many available. The handbook can also be used in other group activities that involve a voluntary peer instructor

WACCM-D Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with D-region ion chemistry

Energetic particle precipitation (EPP) and ion chemistry affect the neutral composition of the polar middle atmosphere. For example, production of odd nitrogen and odd hydrogen during strong events can decrease ozone by tens of percent. However, the standard ion chemistry parameterization used in atmospheric models neglects the effects on some important species, such as nitric acid. We present WACCM-D, a variant of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model, which includes a set of lower ionosphere (D-region) chemistry: 307 reactions of 20 positive ions and 21 negative ions. We consider realistic ionization scenarios and compare the WACCM-D results to those from the Sodankylä Ion and Neutral Chemistry (SIC), a state-of-the-art 1-D model of the D-region chemistry. We show that WACCM-D produces well the main characteristics of the D-region ionosphere, as well as the overall proportion of important ion groups, in agreement with SIC. Comparison of ion concentrations shows that the WACCM-D bias is typically within ±10% or less below 70 km. At 70–90 km, when strong altitude gradients in ionization rates and/or ion concentrations exist, the bias can be larger for some groups but is still within tens of percent. Based on the good agreement overall and the fact that part of the differences are caused by different model setups, WACCM-D provides a state-of-the-art global representation of D-region ion chemistry and is therefore expected to improve EPP modeling considerably. These improvements are demonstrated in a companion paper by Andersson et al

Polar Northern Hemisphere Middle Atmospheric Influence due to Energetic Particle Precipitation in January 2005

Solar eruptions and geomagnetic activity led to energetic particle precipitation in early 2005, primarily during the January 16-21 period. Production of OH and destruction of ozone have been documented due to the enhanced energetic solar proton flux in January 2005 [e.g., Verronen et al., Geophys. Res. Lett.,33,L24811,doi:10.1029/2006GL028115, 2006; Seppala et al., Geophys. Res. Lett.,33,L07804, doi:10.1029/2005GL025571,2006]. These solar protons as well as precipitating electrons also led to the production of NO(x) (NO, NO2). Our simulations with the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM) show that NO(x) is enhanced by 20-50 ppbv in the polar Northern Hemisphere middle mesosphere (approx.60-70 km) by January 18. Both the SCISAT-1 Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) NO(x) measurements and Envisat Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIP AS) nighttime NO2 observations show large increases during this period, in reasonable agreement with WACCM predictions. Such enhancements are considerable for the mesosphere and led to simulated increases in polar Northern Hemisphere upper stratospheric odd nitrogen (NO(y)) of2-5 ppbv into February 2005. The largest ground level enhancement (GLE) of solar cycle 23 occurred on January 20, 2005 with a neutron monitor increase of about 270 percent [Gopalswamy et al., 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Pune,00,101-104,2005]. We found that protons of energies 300 to 20,000 MeV, not normally included in our computations, led to enhanced stratospheric NO(y) of less than 1 percent as a result of this GLE. The atmospheric impact of precipitating middle energy electrons (30-2,500 keV) during the January 16-21, 2005 period is also of interest, and an effort is ongoing to include these in WACCM computations. This presentation will show both short- and longer-term changes due to the January 2005 energetic particle precipitation

Ionosphere-atmosphere interaction during solar proton events

Among the most striking natural phenomena affecting ozone are solar proton events (SPE), during which high-energy protons precipitate into the middle atmosphere in the polar regions. Ionisation caused by the protons results in changes in the lower ionosphere, and in production of neutral odd nitrogen and odd hydrogen species which then destroy ozone in well-known catalytic chemical reaction chains. Large SPEs are able to decrease the ozone concentration of upper stratosphere and mesosphere, but are not expected to significantly affect the ozone layer at 15--30~km altitude. In this work we have used the Sodankylä Ion and Neutral Chemistry Model (SIC) in studies of the short-term effects caused by SPEs. The model results were found to be in a good agreement with ionospheric observations from incoherent scatter radars, riometers, and VLF radio receivers as well as with measurements from the GOMOS/Envisat satellite instrument. For the first time, GOMOS was able to observe the SPE effects on odd nitrogen and ozone in the winter polar region. Ozone observations from GOMOS were validated against those from MIPAS/Envisat instrument, and a good agreement was found throughout the middle atmosphere. For the case of the SPE of October/November 2003, long-term ozone depletion was observed in the upper stratosphere. The depletion was further enhanced by the descent of odd nitrogen from the mesosphere inside the polar vortex, until the recovery occurred in late December. During the event, substantial diurnal variation of ozone depletion was seen in the mesosphere, caused mainly by the the strong diurnal cycle of the odd hydrogen species. In the lower ionosphere, SPEs increase the electron density which is very low in normal conditions. Therefore, SPEs make radar observations easier. In the case of the SPE of October, 1989, we studied the sunset transition of negative charge from electrons to ions, a long-standing problem. The observed phenomenon, which is controlled by the amount of solar radiation, was successfully explained by considering twilight changes in both the rate of photodetachment of negative ions and concentrations of minor neutral species. Changes in the magnetic field of the Earth control the extent of SPE-affected area. For the SPE of November 2001, the results indicated that for low and middle levels of geomagnetic disturbance the estimated cosmic radio noise absorption levels based on a magnetic field model are in a good agreement with ionospheric observations. For high levels of disturbance, the model overestimates the stretching of the geomagnetic field and the geographical extent of SPE-affected area. This work shows the importance of ionosphere-atmosphere interaction for SPE studies. By using both ionospheric and atmospheric observations, we have been able to cover for the most part the whole chain of SPE-triggered processes, from proton-induced ionisation to depletion of ozone.Avaruusmyrskyjen aikana Auringon korkeaenergiset protonit tunkeutuvat Maan ilmakehään napa-alueilla ja ionisoivat ilmakehän kaasuja. Myrskyn seurauksena ionosfäärissä tapahtuu muutoksia, jotka käynnistävät otsonia tuhoavia kemiallisia reaktioita. Ylästratosfäärissä sekä mesosfäärissä protonimyrskyt aiheuttavat huomattavia muutoksia otsonin määrään, mikä saattaa vaikuttaa mm. ilmakehän säteilytasapainoon ja yleiseen kiertoliikkeeseen. Myrskyjen aiheuttamat muutokset sekä myrskyn jälkeinen palautuminen normaalitilaan ovat tärkeä tutkimuskohde, kun halutaan ymmärtää paremmin keski-ilmakehän fysikaalisia ja kemiallisia prosesseja sekä Auringon vaikutusta niihin. Suurtenkaan protonimyrskyjen ei ole havaittu vaikuttavan merkittävästi otsonikerrokseen 15 30 kilometrin korkeudella, joten UV-säteilyn voimakkuus maan pinnan tasolla ei myrskyn seurauksena merkittävästi kasva. Väitöstyössä tutkittiin Sodankylän ioni- ja neutraalikemiamallilla protonimyrskyjen aiheuttamia otsonimuutoksia. Käytetyn tietokonemallin sekä satelliittihavaintojen yhdistelmä on ainutlaatuinen protonimyrskytutkimuksessa. Hyödyntämällä mallia sekä ionosfääri- että ilmakehämittauksia voitiin tutkia koko myrskyjen laukaisemaa prosessiketjua aina otsonin vähenemiseen saakka. Mallin tulosten todettiin vastaavan hyvin eri tavoin tehtyjä mittauksia sekä Envisat-satelliitin GOMOS-mittalaitteen avulla tehtyjä havaintoja. GOMOSin avulla voitiin ensimmäistä kertaa havaita protonimyrskyn aiheuttamat otsonimuutokset pohjoisella napa-alueella talviaikaan. Loka-marraskuussa 2003 tapahtuneiden avaruusmyrskyjen jälkeen havaittiin pitkäaikainen otsonin väheneminen ylä-stratosfäärissä. Vaikutus oli suurin marraskuun puolivälissä, noin kuukausi protonimyrskyn päättymisen jälkeen, koska epätavallisen pysyvä polaaripyörre esti ilman sekoittumisen. Myrskyn aikana mesosfäärin otsonin vähenemisessä todettiin myös selkeää vuorokausivaihtelua siten, että suurin suhteellinen muutos tapahtui auringonlaskun ja -nousun aikaan. Otsonin määrän palautui ennalleen joulukuun lopulla polaaripyörteen hajottua

13 th International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space : Book of Abstracts

The 13th International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space (IWGGMS) will be held on 6-8 June, 2017, at the University of Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland. The workshop is organised by the Finnish Meteorological Institute with support from the University of Helsinki. The workshop gathers together more than 160 scientists from the EU, USA, Japan, China, Australia, Canada, and Russia. This report is the official abstract book of the workshop. Background. Success in space-based global measurement of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, is critical for advancing the understanding of carbon cycle. The recent developments in observations and in interpreting the data are very promising. Space-based greenhouse gas measurement, however, poses a wide array of challenges, many of which are complex and thus demand close international cooperation. The goal of the workshop is to review the state of the art in remote sensing of CO 2 , CH 4 , and other greenhouse gases from space including the current satellite missions, missions to be launched in the near future, emission hot spots on regional and global scales, process studies and interactions of carbon cycle and climate, pre-flight and on-orbit instrument calibration techniques, retrieval algorithms and uncertainty quantification, validation methods and instrumentation, related ground-based, shipboard, and airborne measurements, and flux inversion from space based measurements. The workshop is part of the programme for the centenary of Finland's independence in 2017. The workshop is also one of the activities arranged by the Finnish Meteorological Institute to support Finland's chairmanship of the Arctic Council, 2017 - 2019. The workshop is sponsored by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the University of Helsinki, the European Space Agency, the City of Helsinki, the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, and ABB Inc

Technical Note: Continuity of MIPAS-ENVISAT ozone data quality from full- to reduced-spectral-resolution operation mode

International audienceMIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding) is operating on the ENVIronmental SATellite (ENVISAT) since March 2002. After two years of nearly continuous limb scanning measurements, at the end of March 2004, the instrument was stopped due to problems with the mirror drive of the interferometer. Operations with reduced maximum path difference, corresponding to both a reduced-spectral-resolution and a shorter measurement time, were resumed on January 2005. In order to exploit the reduction in measurement time, the measurement scenario was changed adopting a finer vertical limb scanning. The change of spectral resolution and of measurement scenario entailed an update of the data processing strategy. The aim of this paper is the assessment of the differences in the quality of the MIPAS ozone data acquired before and after the stop of the operations. Two sets of MIPAS ozone profiles acquired in 2003?2004 (full-resolution measurements) and in 2005?2006 (reduced-resolution measurements) are compared with collocated ozone profiles obtained by GOMOS (Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars), itself also onboard ENVISAT. The continuity of the GOMOS data quality allows to assess a possible discontinuity of the MIPAS performances. The relative bias and precision of MIPAS ozone profiles with respect to the GOMOS ones have been compared for the measurements acquired before and after the stop of the MIPAS operations. The results of the comparison show that, in general, the quality of the MIPAS ozone profiles retrieved from reduced-resolution measurements is comparable or better than that obtained from the full-resolution dataset. The only significant change in MIPAS performances is observed at pressures around 2 hPa, where the relative bias of the instruments increases by a factor of 2 from the 2003?2004 to 2005?2006 measurements