Measurements and Applications
Global distribution of natural and anthropogenic aerosols for quantification of the aerosol effect on climate, the anthropogenic component of this effect, and the long-term change of this effect caused by natural and anthropogenic factors.
Full Name
Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Accuracy
AOT Ocean .02, land .04
Waveband
9 bands: VIS and SWIR: 0.412 µm, 0.488 µm, 0.555 µm, 0.672 µm, 0.910 µm, 0.865 µm, 1.378 µm, 1.610 µm, 2.250 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
Glory - Glory (2011 - 2011) |