CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- APS
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Full Name
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Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Medium Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers 
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Global distribution of natural and anthropogenic aerosols for quantification of the aerosol effect on climate, the anthropogenic component of this effect, and the long-term change of this effect caused by natural and anthropogenic factors.
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Resolution Summary
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10 km
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Swath Summary
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10 km
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Accuracy Summary
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AOT Ocean .02, land .04
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Waveband Summary
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9 bands: VIS and SWIR: 0.412 µm, 0.488 µm, 0.555 µm, 0.672 µm, 0.910 µm, 0.865 µm, 1.378 µm, 1.610 µm, 2.250 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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