Measurements and Applications
Measures aerosol and cloud.
Full Name
Cloud and Aerosol Polarization Imager 2
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
SARI
Maturity
Low Heritage
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Swath
Swath width :>600km, Footprint: <0.5km
Accuracy
Radiometric calibration: <5%, Polarization calibration:<2%, SNR:>500.
Waveband
Bands: 0.38µm, 0.67µm, 0.87µm, 1.375µm, 1.64µm. Polarization: (0.67µm, 0 degree), (0.87µm, 60 degree), (1.64µm, 120 degree).
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
TANSAT-2 - Chinese Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite Constellation (2025 - 2027) |