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Measurement Instruments
Measurement Definition: The aerosol optical depth or optical thickness (τ) is defined as the integrated extinction coefficient over a vertical column of unit cross section.
| Instrument | Status/
Accuracy | Instrument Description | Measurement Technology | Timeline |
| AMI | Operational | Continuous monitoring capability for the near real-time generation of high-resolution meteorological products and long-term change analysis of land/sea surface temperature and cloud coverage. | n/a |  |