CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - LTI -
Full Name Laser Tracking Instrument Status Approved
Instrument Agencies ESA, NASA Maturity
Instrument Type Gravity instruments Geometry TBD
Instrument Technology Sampling TBD
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications The aim of MAGIC is to obtain high-resolution measurements in space and time and include the capability to determine the variations in gravity field due to mass change in hydrology, cryosphere, oceanography, solid Earth and climate change signals so as to serve science and operational products including emergency services.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurementsGeoid
Crustal Motion
Ice sheet topographyIce sheet topography
Ocean topography/currentsSea level
Sea ice cover, edge and thicknessGlacier motion
Soil moistureSoil moisture at the surface
Soil moisture in the roots region
Surface temperature (ocean)Sea surface temperature
Ocean temperature
Sea surface heat flux
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Ocean Surface Heat Flux click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Level click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Surface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Soil Moisture click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Subsurface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
MAGIC/NGGM - Mass-change And Geosciences International Constellation - Next Generation Gravity Mission (2032 - 2040)
MAGIC/MCDO - Mass-change And Geosciences International Constellation - Mass Change Designated Observable (2032 - 2040)