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Instrument details
Acronym
LIMS
Full name
Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
Purpose
Chemistry of the upper atmosphere. Tracked species: H2O, HNO3, NO2 and O3
Short description
6-channel radiometer: five narrow-bandwidth with center wavelengths 6.25, 6.75, 9.65, 11.35, 15.25 µm, and one broad channel 13.3-17.2 µm. Spectral resolution about 5 cm-1
Background
Follow-on of LRIR flown on Nimbus-6. Operations terminated after 9 months (limited by the cryogenic cooler)
Scanning Technique
Limb sounding, mechanically driven in the altitude range 10-70 km
Resolution
Vertical: 2-4 km; horizontal: 300 km along-view
Coverage / Cycle
Global in 3 days for cells of 300 km side
Mass
68.4 kg
Power
27 W
Data Rate
4 kbps
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
1979 to 1994-08-01
Last update:
2017-01-17
Detailed characteristics
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Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Limb sounders Limb sounder
WIGOS Subcomponents
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Mission objectives
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Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Instrument: LIMS