CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Sub-millimetre Observation of Processes in the Absorption Noteworthy for Ozone
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA
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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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Instrument Technology
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Limb-scanning MW spectrometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Temperature profiles and trace gases in the upper troposphere to mesosphere including ClO, O3, HCl, NO, BrO as first priority, and HOCl, CH3Cl, H2O, N2O, HO2, HNO3 as second priority.
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Resolution Summary
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Vertical: 2 km at lowest level, Limb viewing instrument
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Swath Summary
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10 - 50 km tangent height range
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Accuracy Summary
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Band a: 2.5 K, Bands b and c: 12 K, Band d: 8 K at 3 MHz resolution, 0.3 secs integration time
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Waveband Summary
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Sub-millimetre a) 499.4 - 505 GHz, b) 624.5 - 626.6 GHz and 628.2 - 628.7 GHz, c) 730.5 - 732 GHz, d) 851.3 - 852.8 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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