CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - GNSS POD Receiver -
Full Name Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Precise Orbit Determination (POD) Receiver Status Operational
Instrument Agencies ESA Maturity
Instrument Type Precision orbit and Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders Geometry
Instrument Technology GNSS receiver Sampling
Data Access Open Access Data Format NetCDF-4
Measurements and Applications Precision orbit determination.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary L1/L2/L5
N/A (N/A)
L-Band (2 - 1 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
AerosolsAerosol optical depth (column/profile)
Atmospheric Temperature FieldsAtmospheric temperature (column/profile)
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurementsGravity field
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Aerosols properties click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Temperature (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich - Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (2020 - 2026)
Sentinel-6 B - Sentinel-6 B (2025 - 2031)