CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - SWIFT -
Full Name Stratospheric Wind Interferometer for Transport studies Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ESA Maturity
Instrument Type Atmospheric chemistry Geometry
Instrument Technology Limb-scanning SW spectrometer Sampling Other
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Measures a mid-infrared thermal emission line of ozone in order to reach the 20 - 40 km region in the stratosphere and to measure stratospheric winds, as well as ozone.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
TBD
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Atmospheric WindsWind profile (horizontal)
OzoneO3 Mole Fraction
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Ozone click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Wind speed and direction (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions