Gap analyses by variable or by type of mission or by WIGOS subcomponent
Variable sorting criteria
Each instrument is assigned with a 5-step rating, evaluated as a blend of several elements. For this particular Variable, the rating is driven by:
the exploited measurement technique (radar, MW radiometry, optical radiometry, lidar)
the exploited frequency bands in MW (windows, sounding) or optical (VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR).
RATING CRITERIA:
1
Cloud or precipitation radar
2
MW radiometer with channels around 90 and possibly 37 GHz, and in sounding bands (54 and/or 118 and/or 183 GHz)
MW radiometer with sounding channels (54 and 183 GHz) in GEO
3
Radiometer with channels in VIS + NIR + SWIR + MWIR
Radiometer with chnnels in VIS + MWIR + (NIR or SWIR)
Radiometer or spectrometer with channels in MWIR + [VIS or (NIR + SWIR)]
4
Radiometer or spectrometer with channels in VIS + NIR + SWIR
Radiometer or spectrometer with channels in NIR + (VIS or SWIR)
5
Backscatter lidar
Lidar altimeters
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int. Please read more via the link here.