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Instrument details
Acronym SHOW
Full name Spatial Heterodyne Observations of Water
Purpose To measure water vapour in the upper layers of the troposphere.
Short description Limb viewing imager in 1362.00 – 1368.32 nm wavelength range.
Background New development
Scanning Technique Limb viewing with 63 km swath.
Resolution 0.13 km vertical resolution.
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency CSA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: TBD
Last update: 2023-11-02
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer
  • Moderate resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • UV/VIS/NIR sounders, nadir and limb
  • UV/VIS/NIR scanning limb sounder
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Integrated Water Vapour (IWV)
Evaluation of Measurements

The following list indicates which measurements can typically be retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable, click on the respective variable.

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Note: * Primary mission objective.