SAGE I Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Profiles of ozone, water vapour, NO2, OCIO, aerosols, temperature and pressure.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment I instrument
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology
Limb-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)

Instrument Missions

SAGE/AEM-2 - Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment Applications Explorer Mission 2 (1979 - 1981)

Instrument Measurements