BackForwardInstrument:  ACX 

Instrument details
Acronym ACX
Full name GeoXO Atmospheric Composition Instrument
Purpose To provide observations of air pollutants emitted by transportation, power generation, industry, oil and gas extraction, volcanoes, and wildfires,
Short description A hyperspectral spectrometer that measures radiation from UV to VIS wavelengths. More details to follow when available.
Background To provide a follow on measurement of atmospheric composition after TEMPO.
Scanning Technique
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle Hourly sampling
Mass Power Data Rate 80 Mbits/sec

 

Providing Agency NOAA
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2035 to 2050
Last update: 2023-05-08
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer
  • Cross-nadir shortwave (UV/VIS) sounder
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • UV/VIS/NIR sounders [in GEO]
  • UV/VIS/NIR sounder [in GEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Aerosol Optical Depth
  • Aerosol column burden
  • Aerosol dust concentration
  • Aerosol type
  • BrO
  • HCHO
  • NO2
  • O3
  • SO2 Total Column
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.