Measurements and Applications
Supporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services.
Full Name
TROPOMI
aka UVNS (S5-P)
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF-4
Resolution
3.5 x 5.5 km at nadir
[Best Resolution: 3500m]
Swath
Daily global coverage
[Max Swath: 2600 km]
Accuracy
different for each trace gas, fulfilling all mission requirements on accuracy
Waveband
UV-1: 270 - 300 nm, UV-2: 300 - 400 nm, VIS: 400 - 500 nm, NIR: 710 - 775 nm, SWIR-3: 2305 - 2385 nm
| 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) |
Sentinel-5 precursor - Sentinel-5 precursor (2017 - 2027) |
| Category | Parameter |
| Aerosols | Aerosol absorption optical depth (column/profile) |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | Atmospheric specific humidity (TC)  |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | Cloud top height |
| Ozone | O3 Mole Fraction |
| O3 Total Column |
| Radiation budget | Downward short-wave irradiance at Earth surface |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | CH4 Mole Fraction |
| CO Mole Fraction |
| NO (LT, HT, LS, HS&M, TC) |
| NO2 Mole Fraction |
| BrO (LT, HT, LS, HS&M, TC) |
| ClO (LT, HT, LS, HS&M, TC) |
| SO2 Mole Fraction |
| HCHO Mole Fraction |
| SO2 Total Column |
| HCHO Total Column |