Measurements and Applications
Supporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. Measurements of atmospheric trace gases, primarily O3, NO2, SO2, HCHO, CH4, CO, CHOCHO as well as Aerosols and UV Index.
Full Name
Ultra-violet Visible Near-infrared Shortwave-infrared spectrometer
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF-4
Resolution
7.5 km at SSP for wavelengths > 300 nm, 45 km for wavelengths < 300 nm
[Best Resolution: 7500m]
Swath
Daily global coverage
[Max Swath: 2670 km]
Waveband
UV-1: 270 – 310 nm, UV-2-VIS: 300 - 500 nm, NIR: 710 nm & 755 – 773 nm , SWIR-1: 1590 - 1675 nm SWIR-3: 2305 - 2385 nm
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
METOP-SG A1 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - atmosphere sounding and imaging satellite 1 (2025 - 2034) |
| Sentinel-5 A - Sentinel-5 A (2025 - 2034) |
| Sentinel-5 B - Sentinel-5 B (2033 - 2042) |
| METOP-SG A2 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - atmosphere sounding and imaging satellite 2 (2033 - 2042) |
| METOP-SG A3 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - atmosphere sounding and imaging satellite 3 (2039 - 2047) |
| Sentinel-5 C - Sentinel-5 C (2039 - 2047) |