CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- GIFTS
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Full Name
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Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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Medium-resolution IR spectrometer
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures temperature, water vapour, tracer winds, chemical composition with high spatial and temporal resolution for considerable improvements in weather observations and air quality monitoring. Tests next-generation met observing systems.
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Resolution Summary
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Visible: 1 x 1 km, IR: 4 x 4km
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Swath Summary
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Full Earth disk
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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MWIR - TIR: 1724 channels in the bands 4.45 - 6.06 µm and 8.85 - 14.6 µm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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