CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- UV/Vis Near IR Wide Imaging Spectrometer (Geo-Cape)
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Full Name
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UV/Vis Near IR Wide Imaging Spectrometer (Geo-Cape)
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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High Heritage - Non-Operational
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures natural and human-produced gases and aerosols in the atmosphere, including those that react in sunlight to form polluting low-level ozone.
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Resolution Summary
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7 km spatial resolution, single layer vertical resolution, 0.9 nm spectral resolution
[Best Resolution: 7000m]
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Swath Summary
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typically uses 2D data array with 1-D north to south in space (7 km wide) and 1D for (oversampled) spectral intervals/bins. The spatial domain is mechanically scanned for east to west to cover a continental domain (either north or south America).
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Accuracy Summary
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ozone precision: 1.3 x 10^16 cm^(-2); NO2 precision: 5 x 10^14 cm^(-2)
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Waveband Summary
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315 - 600 nm
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| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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