ROSA Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Enables measurement of water vapour and temperature profiles in the tropics.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Radio Occultation Sensor for Atmosphere
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders
Geometry
Occultation
Instrument Technology
GNSS radio-occultation receiver
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
N/A (N/A)

Instrument Missions

MEGHA-TROPIQUES - Megha-Tropiques (2011 - 2021)

Instrument Measurements