THE CEOS DATABASE : MISSION, INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS

Diurnal measurements of ozone, sulfur dioxide, UV surface radiation, clouds, aerosols and vegetation.

Full Name

Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera

Status

Operational

Instrument Agencies

NASA, NOAA

Maturity

Instrument Type

Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)

Geometry

Nadir-viewing

Instrument Technology

Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer

Sampling

Imaging

Data Access

Open Access

Data Format

HDF5

Resolution

10-20 km
[Best Resolution: 25000m]

Swath

Whole Earth

Accuracy

Waveband

317 - 780 nm in 10 channels

UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)

DSCOVR - Deep Space Climate Observatory (2015 - 2027)

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Aerosols properties	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Cloud Properties	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Leaf Area Index (LAI)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Ozone	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records

Category	Parameter
Aerosols	Aerosol optical depth (LT, HT, HS&M)
Albedo and reflectance	Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)
Cloud particle properties and profile	Cloud optical depth
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	Cloud cover
	Cloud top height
Ozone	O3 Mole Fraction
Trace gases (excluding ozone)	SO2 Mole Fraction
Vegetation	Leaf Area Index (LAI)
	Vegetation Canopy (cover)