CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- SAGE-III
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Full Name
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Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric chemistry 
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Geometry
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Occultation
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Instrument Technology
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Limb-scanning SW spectrometer
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Binary and HDF5
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Measurements and Applications
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Limb-viewing measurements of aerosol, O3, H20, NO2, OClO, NO3, temperature and pressure in the stratosphere, upper troposphere, and mesosphere using solar occultation, lunar occultation and limb scatter measurement techniques.
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Resolution Summary
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1 - 2 km vertical
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Swath Summary
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N/A
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Accuracy Summary
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Aerosol profile: 5%, H20: 10 - 15%; NO2: 10-15%; NO3: 10%; O3: 5%; OClO: 25%; Pressure: 2%; Temperature Profile; 2K
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Waveband Summary
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Nine spectral regions between 290 - 1550 nm
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| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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