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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Microwave limb sounder (GACM)
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Full Name
Microwave limb sounder (GACM)
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
NASA
Maturity
High Heritage - Non-Operational
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology
Limb-scanning MW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Measurements and Applications
Limb-viewing measurements of O3, N2O, temperature, water vapour, CO, HNO3, ClO, and volcanic SO2 in the.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Category
Parameter
Aerosols
Aerosol optical depth (column/profile)
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
Atmospheric specific humidity (column/profile)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields
Atmospheric temperature (column/profile)
Ozone
O3 Mole Fraction
Trace gases (excluding ozone)
CO Mole Fraction
N2O (column/profile)
HNO3 (column/profile)
ClO (column/profile)
SO2 Mole Fraction
Thematic Links
Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECV
Description
Product(s)
ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Aerosols properties
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Ozone
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Precursors (supporting the Aerosol and Ozone ECVs)
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search ECV Inventory records
Temperature (upper-air)
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search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air)
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click here
search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
GACM - Global Atmospheric Composition Mission (2030 - 2033)
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