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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
Ozone and Pollution Measuring Ultraviolet Spectrometer
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
JAXA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format
Measurements and Applications
Primary objective of measuring global total column ozone on a daily basis. Also measures volcanic SO2, aerosols, NO2,HCHO,BrO and stratospheric OClO, plus cloud top heights.
Resolution Summary
20 km
Swath Summary
2500 km
Accuracy Summary
Total ozone 5% nominal (2% after cal-val with a precision of 2%).
Waveband Summary
UV - VIS: 0.306 - 0.420 µm (228 channels - with a resolution of 0.5 - 0.7 nm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Category
Parameter
Aerosols
Aerosol optical depth (column/profile)
Aerosol absorption optical depth (column/profile)
Ozone
O3 Mole Fraction
Trace gases (excluding ozone)
BrO (TC)
Thematic Links
Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECV
Description
Product(s)
ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Aerosols properties
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Ozone
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