CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - SHOW -
Full Name Spatial Heterodyne Observations of Water Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies CSA, NASA, ECCC, USask, UQAM Maturity
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Sounding
Data Access Open Access Data Format TBD
Measurements and Applications Provide high spatial resolution measurements of the water vapour distribution in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) region
Resolution Summary 0.13 km vertical resolution
Swath Summary 63 km swath
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 1362.00 – 1368.32 nm wavelength range 
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions
HAWCSat - High-altitude Aerosols, Water vapour and Clouds sa (2031 - 2036)