Measurements and Applications
Measures aerosol and cloud
Full Name
Cloud and Aerosol Polarization Imager
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF 5.0
Resolution
250m for 380nm, 670nm and 870nm; 1000m for 1375nm and 1640nm
[Best Resolution: 250m]
Accuracy
Better than 5% for reflectance
Waveband
center wavelength: 380nm, 670nm, 870nm, 1375nm, 1640nm. Polarization band: 670nm and 1640nm.
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
TanSat - The Global Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite (2016 - 2020) |