BackForwardInstrument:  TOU 

Instrument details
Acronym TOU
Full name Total Ozone Unit
Purpose Ozone total column mapping
Short description
  • 6 channels of 1.2 nm bandwidth in the range 308-360 nm
  • Calibration monitoring here
Background

New development
Scanning Technique

Cross-track scanning, swath 3000 km
Resolution 50 km
Coverage / Cycle Global coverage once/day.  Daylight
Mass 19.2 kg Power 18 W Data Rate 1 kbps

 

Providing Agency CMA
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2008 to 2025
Last update: 2024-09-09
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites

Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer
  • Cross-nadir shortwave (UV/VIS) sounder
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • UV/VIS/NIR sounders, nadir and limb
  • UV/VIS/NIR nadir sounder
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • O3 Total Column
Evaluation of Measurements