CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- ARGUS 2000
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Full Name
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ARGUS 2000
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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Khalifa University , UAE SA , American University of Ras Al Khaimah
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Earth radiation budget radiometers 
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Medium-resolution IR spectrometer
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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ARGUS 2000 can be utilized to map the spatial variation of greenhouse gases. Measurement interpretation requires spacecraft attitude information for an accurate geolocation of the spectrometer surface pixel, application of a radiative transfer retrieval algorithm and knowledge of surface cloud conditions and topography. Utilizing a near nadir-pointing configuration, the spectrometer can record infrared radiation emitted from the Earth's surface and atmosphere to space.
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Resolution Summary
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InGaAs detector 1000nm - 1650nm infrared range, 6nm spectral resolution.
[Best Resolution: 1.57m]
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Swath Summary
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The full-width-half-maximum is estimated at 0.15 degrees. At a typical LEO orbital height of 600km, this corresponds to a surface tile of length 1.57km. It is a single pixel detector.
[Max Swath: 2 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Due to alignment difficulties and variation between test lamps and solar insolation, results are only accurate to approximately 10%.
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Waveband Summary
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1000 nm – 1650 nm range
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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