CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - GMI -
Full Name Greenhouse-gases Monitoring Instrument Status Operational
Instrument Agencies CNSA Maturity Low Heritage
Instrument Type Atmospheric chemistry Geometry
Instrument Technology High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer Sampling
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Greenhouse-gases monitoring using spatial heterodyne spectroscopy
Resolution Summary 10.5 km
[Best Resolution: 10500m]
Swath Summary Field of View :14.6mrad, IFOV<10.3km@708km
[Max Swath: 850 km]
Accuracy Summary Radiation calibration: 5% (relative,~2%)
Waveband Summary 0.76 μm - 2.1 μm (NIR - SWIR). 0.76 µm - 2.1 µm (NIR - SWIR). O2 : 0.765um ,CO2 : 1.575um,CH4 :1.65um, CO2 :2.05um. Spectral resolution: 0.6cm-1 - 0.25 cm-1.
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Trace gases (excluding ozone)CH4 Mole Fraction
CO2 Mole Fraction
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Carbon Dioxide, Methane and other Greenhouse gases click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
GF-5 - Gaofen-5 (2018 - 2026)