ACGS Instrument

IdentifieracgsNamesAtmospheric Carbon dioxide Grating SpectrometerACGS About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

CO2 monitoring.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Atmospheric Carbon dioxide Grating Spectrometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
2 X 2 km
[Best Resolution: 1000m]
Swath
20 km
Accuracy
XCO2: Better than 4 ppm
Waveband
0.758-0.778 um, 1.594-1.624 um, 2.042-2.082 um
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

TANSat - The Global Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite (2016 - 2020) tansat_acgs

Instrument Measurements