MASTER Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Data for study of exchange mechanisms between stratosphere/troposphere, and information for studies on global change. Measures upper troposphere/ lower stratosphere profiles of O3, H2O, CO, HNO3, SO2, N2O, pressure and temperature.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
MASTER
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
ESA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders and Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
3 km
Swath
Accuracy
199 - 207 GHz channel: 1 K, Other channels: 1.5 K, 50 MHz resolution, 0.3 secs integration time
Waveband
Microwave: 199 - 207 GHz, 296 - 306 GHz, 318 - 326 GHz, 342 - 348 GHz
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Instrument Missions

ESA Future Missions - ESA Future Missions (2008 - 2018)

Instrument Measurements