MAP Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Multi-angle polarimeter for supporting the CO2 and CH4 retrieval allowing to accurately estimate the effective light path effects of aerosol. Relatively high spatial resolution and accurate aerosol information will be operationally delivered.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Multi-Angular Multi-band Polarimeter
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
4 km
Swath
300km
Accuracy
DoLP systematic error < 0.0025
Waveband
TOA radiances in 6 narrow filter bands (410-865nm)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)

Instrument Missions

Sentinel CO2M-A - Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring - A (2027 - 2034)
Sentinel CO2M-B - Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring - B (2027 - 2034)
Sentinel CO2M-C - Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring - C (2029 - 2037)

Instrument Measurements