CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Particulate Observing Scanning Polarimeter
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CNSA
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Sensor to map radiometric and polarimetric information of global atmospheric particulate matter specifically PM2.5 and PM10 distributions.
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Resolution Summary
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Spatial IFOV 6.4 km
[Best Resolution: 6400m]
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Swath Summary
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1850 km cross-track
[Max Swath: 1850 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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SWIR bands at 1.38μm, 1.61μm and 2.25μm.
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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