CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - IASI-NG -
Full Name Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer - New Generation Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies EUMETSAT, CNES Maturity
Instrument Type Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders Geometry Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology Medium-resolution IR spectrometer Sampling Sounding
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Measures profiles of atmospheric temperature, humidity, ozone, carbon monoxide, columns of methane, nitrous oxide, and other minor gases, and sea, ice, and land surface temperature and emissivity. Provides information on aeorols and cloud: fractional coverage, phase, cloud top height (input to Polar AMVs) and particle size. Prime applications: NWP, AC/AQ, climate. Secondary applications: NWC, land/ocean surface monitoring. IASI-NG will resume IASI role as internationl standard for satellite inter-calibration (GSICS).
Resolution Summary Vertical: 1 - 30 km, Horizontal: 25 km
[Best Resolution: 25000m]
Swath Summary 2000 km
[Max Swath: 2000 km]
Accuracy Summary TBC
Waveband Summary MWIR - TIR: 645 to 2760 cm-1 or 3.62 - 15.5 µm (16921 spectral samples)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
AerosolsVolcanic ash
Atmospheric Humidity FieldsAtmospheric specific humidity (LT, HT, LS, HS&M, TC)
Atmospheric Temperature FieldsAtmospheric temperature (LT, HT, LS, HS&M)
Atmospheric stability index
Atmospheric WindsWind profile (vertical)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperatureCloud cover
Cloud top height
Cloud top temperature
Cloud top pressure
OzoneO3 Mole Fraction
Radiation budgetUpwelling (Outgoing) spectral radiance at TOA
Surface temperature (land)Land surface temperature
Surface temperature (ocean)Sea surface temperature
Trace gases (excluding ozone)CH4 Mole Fraction
CO2 Mole Fraction
HNO3 (LT, HT, LS, TC)
SO2 Total Column
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Carbon Dioxide, Methane and other Greenhouse gases click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Cloud Properties click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Land Surface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Ozone click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Surface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Temperature (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
METOP-SG A1 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - atmosphere sounding and imaging satellite 1 (2025 - 2034)
METOP-SG A2 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - atmosphere sounding and imaging satellite 2 (2033 - 2042)
METOP-SG A3 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - atmosphere sounding and imaging satellite 3 (2039 - 2047)