CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - Limb Imager -
Full Name Limb Imager Status Operational
Instrument Agencies SNSA Maturity
Instrument Type Other Geometry Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology Limb-scanning IR spectrometer Sampling
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications designed to measure Noctilucent Clouds and atmospheric airglow from the Oxygen A-band
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary two wavebands in UV (between 270-300 nm) and four in IR (760-780 nm)
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Atmospheric WindsWind profile (horizontal)
Wind profile (vertical)
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Wind speed and direction (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
MATS - Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy (2022 - 2024)