BackForwardInstrument:  ARGOS (STRIVE) 

Instrument details
Acronym ARGOS (STRIVE)
Full name Aerosol Radiometer for Global Observations of the Stratosphere
Purpose To determine stratospheric aerosol concentrations and properties
Short description
  • Limb viewing Near IR radiometer at 0.87 and 1.55 micron wavelengths.
  • It has 8 viewing aperturesĀ 
Background
Scanning Technique
  • 8 separate limb views
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2030 to 2033
Last update: 2026-02-16
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Limb sounders
  • Limb sounder
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • UV/VIS/NIR sounders, nadir and limb
  • UV/VIS/NIR scanning limb sounder
  • Subcomponent 2
  • UV/VIS/NIR/IR/MW limb sounders
  • UV/VIS/NIR/IR/MW scanning limb sounder
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Aerosol Extinction Coefficient
  • Aerosol Layer Height
  • Aerosol column burden
  • Aerosol effective radius
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.