Measurements and Applications
Ocean color slit-grating imaging spectrometer/radiometer for measuring top of atmosphere reflectance which is used to estimate ocean leaving light that contains information on biological components plus aerosol and cloud propertiesl
Full Name
Ocean Color Instrument
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Ocean colour instruments 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
CCSDS packets, netCDF
Swath
2700 km swath
[Max Swath: 2700 km]
Accuracy
5nm spectral resolution
Waveband
UV-NIR (350 - 800 nm); SWIR (940, 1240, 1378, 1615, 2130 and 2260 nm)
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
ACE - Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem Mission (2022 - 2023) |
PACE - Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (2024 - 2027) |