CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - TOR -
Full Name Tracking, Occultation and Ranging Status Operational
Instrument Agencies DLR Maturity Low Heritage
Instrument Type Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders Geometry Occultation
Instrument Technology GNSS radio-occultation receiver Sampling Sounding
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Consists of the dual-frequency GPS receiver IGOR (Integrated GPS Occultation Receiver) for evaluation of GPS-based orbit data as an independent tracking technique
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Atmospheric Humidity FieldsAtmospheric specific humidity (column/profile)
Atmospheric Temperature FieldsAtmospheric temperature (column/profile)
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Temperature (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
TanDEM-X - TerraSAR-X Add-on for Digital Elevation Measurements (2010 - 2026)