Ozone Mapping and Profiler SuiteOMPS

Description

Collects data to permit the calculation of the vertical and horizontal distribution of Ozone in the earth’s atmosphere. Primary instrument for satisfying 1 EDR.

Specifications

Horizontal Res: 50km @ Nadir (column)

250km @ Nadir (profile)

Vertical Res: 5km (tropopause thru 60km)

Heritage and Risk Reduction

TOMS - Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer

SBUV - Solar Backscatter UltraViolet

EUMETSAT - Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) on EUMETSAT/METOP

ISIR - IR Technology demo on STS-85

SOLSE/LORE - UV Limb demo on STS-87

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