Measurements and Applications
Global measurements of atmospheric CO2 and SIF needed to describe the variability of CO2 sources and sinks.
Full Name
Spectrometer (OCO-2)
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Steerable viewing
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF-5, NetCDF
Resolution
2.25 km downtrack, variable cross-track
[Best Resolution: 2250m]
Swath
Varies from 0.1 km at the sub-solar latitude to 10.6 km at terminators
[Max Swath: 10 km]
Accuracy
Provide the data needed to yield single sounding estimates of XCO2 with one sigma errors of <= 2 ppm
Waveband
0.76 µm, 1.61 µm, 2.06 µm
OCO-2 - Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (2014 - 2026) |