Aerosol Layer Height
Measurement Instruments
Measurement Definition: Height of vertically localized aerosol layers in the free troposphere, such as desert dust, biomass burning aerosol or volcanic ash plumes. Measuring Units km, Uncertainty Units km
Thematic Links
| 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 |  |
| POSP | Operational | Sensor to map radiometric and polarimetric information of global atmospheric particulate matter specifically PM2.5 and PM10 distributions. | n/a | |
| SPEXone | Operational | Polarimeter for measuring aerosol optical properties, clouds and aerosol types. Multi-angle spectro-polarimetry by spectral modulation technology. Distribution and detailed micro-phyiscal properties of atmospheric aerosol. Direct and indirect aerosol radiative forcing and their impact on climate. A second instance of this instrument is in development. | n/a | |
| ACX | Being developed | | n/a | |
| UVN (Sentinel-4) | Being developed | Supporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. | n/a | |
| UVNS (Sentinel-5) | Being developed | Supporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. Measurements of atmospheric trace gases, primarily O3, NO2, SO2, HCHO, CH4, CO, CHOCHO as well as Aerosols and UV Index. | n/a | |