CEOS Instrument: Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
| Instrument: | OMPS |
| Agency: | NOAA |
| Missions: | NPOESS-1 |
| NPOESS-3 | |
| NPOESS-5 | |
| NPP | |
| JPSS-1 | |
| JPSS-2 | |
| Status: | Operational |
| Type: | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer |
| Description: | Measures total amount of ozone in the atmosphere and the ozone concentration variation with altitude |
| Spatial Resolution: | Mapper: 50 km, Profiler: 250 km, Limb: 1 km vertical |
| Swath Width: | Mapper: 2800 km, Profiler: 250 km, Limb: 3 vertical slits along track +/- 250 km |
| Wavebands: | Nadir Mapper: UV 0.3 - 0.38 ?m, Nadir profiler: UV 0.25 - 0.31 ?m, Limb soundings: UV - TIR 0.29 - 10 ?m |
| Technology: | High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer |
| Description: | Spectrometers to cover bands in UV, Vis, NIR and SWIR with spectral resolution typically of 0.1-0.3 %, required for atmospheric chemistry. Earth viewing so as to measure vertical profiles and total columns. Thousands of channels. Spatial resolution typically 2-20 km. Applicable in LEO and GEO. |
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CEOS Data Base Version: 17 - Created: 2012-01-18