Limb Imager Instrument

Measurements and Applications

designed to measure Noctilucent Clouds and atmospheric airglow from the Oxygen A-band

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Limb Imager
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Other
Geometry
Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology
Limb-scanning IR spectrometer
Sampling
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
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 Missions

MATS - Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy (2022 - 2025)

Instrument Measurements