TANSO-CAI Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Detection and correction of cloud and aerosol for TANSO-FTS.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Cloud and Aerosol Imager
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
JAXA, MOE (Japan), NIES (Japan)
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF5

Performance Summary

Resolution
0.5 km (0.380, 0.674, 0.870 µm bands), 1.5 km (1.62 µm band)
[Best Resolution: 500m]
Swath
1000 km (0.380 µm, 0.678 µm, 0.870 µm bands), 750 km (1.62 µm band)
Accuracy
Waveband
0.380 µm, 0.674 µm, 0.870 µm, 1.60 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)

Instrument Missions

GOSAT - Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (2009 - 2025)

Instrument Measurements