Measurements and Applications
Supporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services.
Full Name
UV-visible- near infrared imaging spectrometer (Sentinel-4)
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF-4
Resolution
< 5 km at SSP, possibly relaxed to 50 km for wavelengths < 308 nm
Swath
FOV E-W: 30°W-45°E @ 40°N, N-S: 30°N-65°N
Waveband
UV-1: 290 - 308 nm, UV-2: 308 - 400 nm, VIS: 400 - 500 nm, NIR: 750 - 775 nm
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
MTG-S1 (sounding) - Meteosat Third Generation - Sounding Satellite 1 (2025 - 2036) |
| Sentinel-4 A - Sentinel-4 A (2025 - 2036) |
| MTG-S2 (sounding) - Meteosat Third Generation - Sounding Satellite 2 (2035 - 2046) |
| Sentinel-4 B - Sentinel-4 B (2035 - 2046) |