Measurements and Applications
Global measurements of atmospheric CO2 and SIF needed to describe the variability of CO2 sources and sinks.
Full Name
Spectrometer (OCO-3)
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 by 0.7 km cross-track
[Best Resolution: 2250m]
Swath
Soundings = 4.5 km2 in area during Nadir Observation
[Max Swath: 4 km]
Accuracy
provide single sounding estimates of XCO2 with one sigma errors of <= 2 ppm
Waveband
0.765 µm, 1.61 µm, 2.06 µm
OCO-3-on-ISS - ISS/Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (2019 - 2031) |