
CEOS Instrument: Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer instrument
Instrument: | CLAES |
Agency: | NASA |
Mission: | UARS |
Status: | No longer operational |
Type: | Limb-scanning IR spectrometer |
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Spatial Resolution: | N/A |
Swath Width: | N/A |
Wavebands: | N/A |
Technology: | Limb-scanning IR spectrometer |
Description: | Spectrometer operating in MWIR and TIR with spectral resolution typically around 0.01 % required for atmospheric chemistry. Designed to provide high vertical resolution in the upper troposphere and above by scanning the Earth’s limb. Many thousands of channels. Spatial resolution typically 1-3 km vertical, 300-500 km horizontal. Applicable only in LEO. |
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CEOS Data Base Version: 17 - Created: 2012-01-18