CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - Multi-band UV/VIS Spectrometer (ACE) -
Full Name Multi-band UV/VIS Spectrometer (ACE) Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies NASA Maturity Medium Heritage
Instrument Type Ocean colour instruments Geometry Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Open Access Data Format HDF-EOS
Measurements and Applications Ocean colour spectrometer for measuring ocean leaving light which contains information on biological components.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Ocean colour/biologyOcean chlorophyll concentration
Color dissolved organic matter (CDOM)
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Ocean Colour click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
ACE - Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem Mission (2022 - 2023)