CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- ALTIUS Instrument
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Full Name
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ALTIUS Instrument
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA
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Maturity
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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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Sampling
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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A high-resolution 2D imager that observes ozone from side-on, at Earth's limb or atmospheric boundary. This limb-sounding technique allows ozone to be viewed at different altitudes, thereby providing vertical profiles of different ozone concentrations. The instrument uses three independent spectral imagers that operate in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared, achieving global coverage in a three-day revisit cycle.
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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