CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- IR Correlation Radiometer (GeoCape)
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Full Name
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IR Correlation Radiometer (GeoCape)
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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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Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Sounding
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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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The near-IR and thermal-IR data will describe vertical CO, an excellent tracer of long-range transport of pollution. Identifying large scale vegetation burning events. Characterizing the oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere.
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Resolution Summary
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7 km horizontal spatial resolution, 2-3 layers in vertical resolution; < 0.2 um spectral resolution.
[Best Resolution: 7000m]
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Swath Summary
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2-d image of continental domain (north or south America).
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Accuracy Summary
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CO precision: 1 x 10^17 cm^ (-2)
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Waveband Summary
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2.3, 4.6 µm
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| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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