Measurements and Applications
Monitors ozone and its minor constituents to obtain the global distribution of O3, HNO3, NO2, N2O, CH4, H2O, CO2, CFC-11, CFC-12, ClONO2, aerosols, pressure & temperature. Provides 3D global ozone distribution along with OPUS.
Full Name
Solar Occultation Fourier transform spectrometer for Inclined Orbit Satellite
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Occultation
Instrument Technology
Limb-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Swath
Altitudes of 5 - 150 km
Waveband
MWIR - TIR: 3.25 - 6.5 µm, 6.5 - 13 µm, 753 - 784 nm
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
| Category | Parameter |
| Aerosols | Aerosol Extinction / Backscatter (column/profile)  |
| Aerosol absorption optical depth (column/profile) |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | Atmospheric specific humidity (HT, LS, HS&M) |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | Atmospheric temperature (HT, LS, HS&M) |
| Ozone | O3 Mole Fraction |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | CH4 Mole Fraction |
| CFC-11 (HT, LS, HS&M) |
| CFC-12 (HT, LS) |
| NO2 Mole Fraction |
| N2O (HT, LS, HS&M) |
| HNO3 (HT, LS, HS&M) |
| ClONO2 (HT, LS, HS&M) |