O3 Total Column Measurement Instruments

Measurements > Atmosphere > Ozone > O3 Total Column
Measurement Definition: 2D field of total amount of O3 molecules per unit area in an atmospheric column extending from the Earth’s surface to the upper edge of the atmosphere (Dobson units) - Measuring Units [ DU ], Dobson Unit, for total column (1 DU = 2.69٠1020 molecules/m2) - Accuracy unit: [DU]

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Instrument DescriptionMeasurement TechnologyTimeline
EMI-2OperationalOzone profile and total-column or gross profile of other species. Tracked species: BrO, ClO H2O, HCHO, NO, NO2, O3, SO2 and aerosoln/a
NACHOS Hyperspectral ImagerOperational n/a
UVN (Sentinel-4)Being developedSupporting atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services.n/a
UVNS (Sentinel-5)Being developedSupporting 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