SMILES Instrument

Measurements and Applications

High-sensitivity observation of stratospheric minor gases related to ozone depletion.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
JAXA, NICT
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology
Limb-scanning MW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
HDF5

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
O3: less than 5% (15 - 60 km), 1% (~30 km) HCl: less than 10% (15 - 50%) ClO: less than 30% (25 - 50 km)
Waveband
624.32 - 625.52GHz, 625.12 - 626.32GHz, 649.12 - 650.32GHz
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Instrument Missions

ISS/JEM - International Space Station/Japanese Experiment Mo (2009 - 2011)

Instrument Measurements