CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- GPSOS
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Full Name
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Global Positioning System Occultation Sensor
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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NOAA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Space environment
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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GNSS radio-occultation receiver
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Monitors signals from 24 GPS satellites that circle the Earth to help characterise ionospheric density profiles and atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity profiles.
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Resolution Summary
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1 km
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Swath Summary
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N/A
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Accuracy Summary
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0.1 TEC
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Waveband Summary
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L1:1537 MHz, L2:1217 MHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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