OMPS-N Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Measures total amount of ozone in the atmosphere and the ozone concentration variation with altitude.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite - Nadir Profiler
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF5

Performance Summary

Resolution
Mapper: 50 km, Profiler: 250 km, Limb: 1 km vertical
[Best Resolution: 1000m]
Swath
Mapper: 2800 km, Profiler: 250 km, Limb: 3 vertical slits along track +/- 250 km
[Max Swath: 2800 km]
Accuracy
Total Ozone 15 Dobson units. Profile Ozone 10% between 15 and 60 km; 20% between Tropopause and 15 km
Waveband
Nadir Mapper: UV 0.3 - 0.38 µm, Nadir profiler: UV 0.25 - 0.31 µm, Limb soundings: UV - TIR 0.29 - 10 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)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

Suomi NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (2011 - 2028)
NPOESS-1 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 1 (2013 - 2020)
NOAA-20 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 20 (2017 - 2031)
NPOESS-5 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2018 - 2023)
NPOESS-3 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 3 (2018 - 2025)
NOAA-21 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 21 (2022 - 2036)
JPSS-4 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 4 (2027 - 2036)
JPSS-3 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 3 (2032 - 2041)

Instrument Measurements