| Instrument | Agency | Missions | Status | Type | Measurements &
applications | Technical characteristics |
ACE-FTS
Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) Fourier Transform Spectrometer | CSA | Current: SCISAT-1
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Measure and understand the chemical processes that control the distribution of ozone in the Earth's atmosphere, especially at high altitudes. |
| Waveband: | SWIR - TIR: 2 - 5.5 µm, 5.5 - 13 µm (0.02 cm-1 resolution)
SWIR, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | |
| Swath width: | |
| Accuracy: | Depends on species, meets requirements for climate variables |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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HiRDLS
High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder | NASA (UKSA) | Current: Aura
Future: -
Complete: - | No longer operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Measures atmospheric temperature, concentrations of ozone, water vapour, methane, NOx, N2O, CFCs and other minor species, aerosol concentration, location of polar stratospheric clouds and cloud tops. Currently not collecting data on Aqua. |
| Waveband: | TIR: 6.12 - 17.76 µm (21 channels)
TIR, FIR |
| Spatial resolution: | Vertical: 1 km, Horizontal: 10 km |
| Swath width: | |
| Accuracy: | Trace gas: 10%, Temperature: 1 K, Ozone: 10% |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF |
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OMS-L
Ozone Monitoring Suite -Limb | NSMC-CMA (CNSA) | Current: FY-3F
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | Ozone total column vertical profile measurements. |
| Waveband: | |
| Spatial resolution: | 100 km horizontal, 3 km vertical |
| Swath width: | 3-km vertical steps from 15-60 km altitude. |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 |
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