Measurements and Applications
Measures high resolution vertical distribution of ozone and aerosols.
Full Name
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite - Limb Profiler
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology
Limb-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF-5
Resolution
1 km vertical
[Best Resolution: 1200m]
Swath
3 vertical slits along track +/- 250 km
[Max Swath: 250 km]
Accuracy
Relative accuracy: the larger of 10% or 20 ppb in ozone from tropopause to 60 km, 20% aerosol extinction from tropopause to 35 km.
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
Suomi NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (2011 - 2028) |
| NOAA-21 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 21 (2022 - 2036) |
JPSS-4 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 4 (2027 - 2036) |
| JPSS-3 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 3 (2032 - 2041) |