Height of the top of the Planetary Boundary Layer Measurement Instruments

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Measurement Definition: Height of the surface separating the PBL from the free atmosphere - Physical unit: [ km ] - Accuracy unit: [ km ].
InstrumentStatus/
Accuracy		Instrument DescriptionMeasurement TechnologyTimeline
GNOS-1OperationalAtmospheric sounding for weather forecasting.GNSS radio-occultation receiver
GNOS-2OperationalAtmospheric sounding for weather forecasting.GNSS radio-occultation receiver
HIRAS-1OperationalMeasurements: High-spectral-resolution thermal infrared radiance spectra of the Earth–atmosphere system Applications: Atmospheric profiling, Trace-gas retrieval, NWP data assimilation, Climate monitoringn/a
HIRAS-2OperationalMeasurements: High-spectral-resolution thermal infrared radiance spectra of the Earth–atmosphere system Applications: Atmospheric profiling, Trace-gas retrieval, NWP data assimilation, Climate monitoringn/a
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