BackForwardInstrument:  HIRDLS 

Instrument details
Acronym HIRDLS
Full name High-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
Purpose Chemistry of the high atmosphere. Tracked species: CFC-11, CFC-12, CH4, ClONO2, H2O, HNO3, N2O, N2O5, NO2, O3, temperature and aerosol
Short description
  • 21-channel filter radiometer; range 6.12-17.76 mm. Spectral resolution about 5 cm-1
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Background

New development
Scanning Technique

Limb scanning, 6 azimuth angles, swath 2000-3000 km
Resolution Vertical: 1 km, in the altitude range 10-100 km. Horizontal effective resolution: ~ 300 km (limb geometry)
Coverage / Cycle Global coverage each 12 hours for cells of 500 km side
Mass Power 220 W Data Rate 65 kbps

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2004 to 2008
Last update: 2024-09-30
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Limb sounders
  • Limb sounder
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 2
  • UV/VIS/NIR/IR/MW limb sounders
  • UV/VIS/NIR/IR/MW scanning limb sounder
Mission objectives
No mission objectives have been defined.
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.