Measurements and Applications
Measurements of atmospheric trace gases, mainly O3, NO2, SO2, H2CO. The product list is not yet approved, the accuracy summary column lists the breakthrough user requirements.
Full Name
UV-VIS-NIR Sounder
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Earth disk scanning
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
netCDF
Resolution
< 5 km at SSP, possibly relaxed to 50 km for wavelengths < 308 nm
Swath
FOV E-W: 30°W-45°E @ 40°N, N-S: 30°N-65°N
Accuracy
H2CO: 50%, NO2: 50%, O3: 10%, SO2: 50%
Waveband
UV-1: 290 - 308 nm, UV-2: 308 - 400 nm, VIS: 400 - 500 nm, NIR: 750 - 775 nm
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |