CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - Occultation GNSS Receiver (CLARREO) -
Full Name Occultation GNSS Receiver (CLARREO) Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies NASA Maturity Medium Heritage
Instrument Type Earth radiation budget radiometers Geometry Occultation
Instrument Technology GNSS receiver Sampling Sounding
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Independent measurements of atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity using Global Positioning System (GPS) occultation measurements of atmospheric refraction.
Resolution Summary Spectral resolution in the UV, VIS, and near IR of 15 nm; in the IR of 1cm-1
Swath Summary VIS: 1km IFOV over 100km swath; 100km FOV
[Max Swath: 100 km]
Accuracy Summary .1K
Waveband Summary IR:200 - 2000 cm-1; UV,VIS, and near IR: 380 to 2500 nm
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Atmospheric Humidity FieldsAtmospheric specific humidity (column/profile)
Atmospheric Temperature FieldsAtmospheric temperature (column/profile)
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Albedo click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Temperature (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
CLARREO-1 - Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (2017 - 2020)
CLARREO-2 - Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (2019 - 2022)
CLARREO-3 - Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (2020 - 2023)
CLARREO-4 - Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (2020 - 2023)