MOPITT Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Measurements of CO in the troposphere, running 24/7, 365d of the year.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF4

Performance Summary

Resolution
CO profile: 4 km vertical, 22 x 22 km horizontal, CO, CH4 column: 22 x 22 km horizontal
Swath
616 km
Accuracy
Carbon monoxide (4 km layers): 10%
Waveband
SWIR-MWIR: 2.3 µm, 2.4 µm and 4.7 µm
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

Terra - Terra (formerly EOS AM-1) (1999 - 2027)

Instrument Measurements