CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- WAF-P (CH4)
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Full Name
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Wide-Angle Fabry-Perot Imaging Spectrometer (CH4)
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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GHGSat
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Maturity
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Medium Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric chemistry 
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Wide-Angle Fabry-Perot imaging spectrometer.
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Resolution Summary
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25m
[Best Resolution: 25m]
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Swath Summary
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Field of View : 12km*12km, Swath width :<20km, Sensor Pointing : +/-15 degrees from nadir along & cross-track.
[Max Swath: 20 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Methane column density precision (% of background) : 1%. Detection Threshold : 100 kg/hour in 3 m/s wind (for methane). Depth of imaging : 12 bit. Geometric accuracies : <5 m
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Waveband Summary
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SWIR 1630-1675 nm, multiple bands in a proprietary configuration, unpolarized
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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