BackForwardInstrument:  SAM-II 

Instrument details
Acronym SAM-II
Full name Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement - II
Purpose Stratospheric aerosol profile
Short description Single channel, wavelength: 0.98-1.02 µm
Background New development
Scanning Technique Sun occultation
Resolution 300 km (horizontal), 1-2 km (vertical)
Coverage / Cycle N/A (few tens of events/day limited to latitudes above ~ 70°
Mass 17 kg Power 0.8 W Data Rate 4 kbps

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 1979 to 1994
Last update: 2017-01-17
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 occultation limb sounder
Mission objectives
No mission objectives have been defined.
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.