Measurements and Applications
Detects aerosol layers and abundance of species such as O3, NO2, OClO, BrO and NO. Consists of spectrograph and IR imager.
Full Name
Optical Spectrograph and Infra-Red Imaging System
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Limb-scanning
Instrument Technology
Limb-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF-EOS
Resolution
Spectrograph 1 km at limb, Imager 1 km in vertical
Swath
N/A, but measures in the altitude range 5 - 100 km
Accuracy
Depends on species. Ozone meets requirements for trend analysis
Waveband
Spectrograph: UV - NIR: 0.28 - 0.80 µm; IR Imager: NIR: 1.26 µm, 1.27 µm, 1.52 µm
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
Odin - Odin (2001 - 2025) |