CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - ARGUS 2000 -
Full Name ARGUS 2000 Status Operational
Instrument Agencies Khalifa University, UAE SA, American University of Ras Al Khaimah Maturity
Instrument Type Earth radiation budget radiometers Geometry Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology Medium-resolution IR spectrometer Sampling Other
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications ARGUS 2000 can be utilized to map the spatial variation of greenhouse gases. Measurement interpretation requires spacecraft attitude information for an accurate geolocation of the spectrometer surface pixel, application of a radiative transfer retrieval algorithm and knowledge of surface cloud conditions and topography. Utilizing a near nadir-pointing configuration, the spectrometer can record infrared radiation emitted from the Earth's surface and atmosphere to space.
Resolution Summary InGaAs detector 1000nm - 1650nm infrared range, 6nm spectral resolution.
[Best Resolution: 1.57m]
Swath Summary The full-width-half-maximum is estimated at 0.15 degrees. At a typical LEO orbital height of 600km, this corresponds to a surface tile of length 1.57km. It is a single pixel detector.
[Max Swath: 2 km]
Accuracy Summary Due to alignment difficulties and variation between test lamps and solar insolation, results are only accurate to approximately 10%.
Waveband Summary 1000 nm – 1650 nm range
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Trace gases (excluding ozone)CO2 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
Instrument Missions
MeznSat - MeznSat (2020 - 2024)