ACE-FTS Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Measure and understand the chemical processes that control the distribution of ozone in the Earth's atmosphere, especially at high altitudes.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) Fourier Transform Spectrometer
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
CSA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry
Geometry
Occultation
Instrument Technology
Limb-scanning IR spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
ASCII, HDF, NetCDF

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Depends on species, meets requirements for climate variables
Waveband
SWIR - TIR: 2 - 5.5 µm, 5.5 - 13 µm (0.02 cm-1 resolution)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

SCISAT-1 - SCISAT-I/ACE (2003 - 2026)

Instrument Measurements