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Instrument: SCIAMACHY : Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography |
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Associated Platforms ENVISAT Spectral/Frequency Information Wavelength Keyword: Ultraviolet Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 240 nm - 2380 nm Wavelength Keyword: Visible Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 240 nm - 2380 nm Wavelength Keyword: Near Infrared Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 240 nm - 2380 nm Related Data Sets View all records related to this instrument Description The SCanning Imaging Absorption SpectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) is an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) European Space Agency (ESA) instrument on the ENVISAT spacecraft (launched March 1, 2002). SCIAMACHY is a joint project of Germany and The Netherlands for global atmospheric measurements. SCIAMACHY comprises a moderately high resolution (0.2-0.4 nm) spectrometer to observe transmitted, reflected and scattered light from the atmosphere in the UV, visible and near infrared wavelength regions over the range 240-1700 nm, and in 2 selected regions between 2.0 and 2.4 micron. The goal is to allow small optical absorptions (as small as 2E-4 in some regions of the spectrum) to be detected. SCIAMACHY is designed to measure both tropospheric and stratospheric abundances of a number of atmospheric constituents, which take part in Ozone break-off or in the greenhouse effect. Targeted species are: -in the troposphere - Ozone,O4, N2O, NO2, HH4, CO, CO2, H2O and aerosols and, in polluted conditions, SO2 -in the stratosphere - Ozone, NO, NO2, NO3, CH4, CO2, H2O, ClO, OClO, BrO, aerosols, stratospheric clouds, and possibly, HCHO and CO. For more information see: http://www.sciamachy.de/ Online Resources http://www.sciamachy.de/ |
