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Instrument details
Acronym
TOMS
Full name
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
Purpose
Total ozone mapping
Short description
Grating spectrometer, 6 channels: 312.5, 317.5, 331.3, 339.9, 360.0 and 380 nm, 1 nm bandwidth
Background
First ozone mapper, re-flown at several platforms, including a dedicate flight (TOMS Earth Probe)
Scanning Technique
Cross-track, 35 IFOVs/line, 8 s/line (50 km/line), swath 3000 km
Resolution
50 km at s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle
Global every day
Mass
34 kg
Power
24 W
Data Rate
700 bps
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
1979 to 1993
Last update:
2013-12-14
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer Cross-nadir shortwave (UV/VIS) sounder
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
Secondary mission objectives HCHO Total Column NO2 Total Column PSC occurrence SO2 Total Column
Opportunity objectives Aerosol Optical Depth Aerosol column burden Aerosol effective radius Aerosol mass mixing ratio Aerosol type Aerosol volcanic ash Aerosol volcanic ash Total Column Show all Show fewer
Tentative 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.
Note: table can be sorted by clicking on the column headers
Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Aerosol column burden 2 - very high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry for absorbing aerosol
Aerosol effective radius 2 - very high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry for absorbing aerosol
Aerosol mass mixing ratio 2 - very high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry for absorbing aerosol
Aerosol Optical Depth 2 - very high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry for absorbing aerosol
Aerosol type 2 - very high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry for absorbing aerosol
HCHO Total Column 3 - high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry. HCHO lines around 350 nm
NO2 Total Column 3 - high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry. Several NO2 lines
O3 Total Column 3 - high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectroradiometer. Ozone lines in the bands around 260 nm (Hartley) and/or 340 nm (Huggins)
PSC occurrence 3 - high Coarse vertical resolution.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry
SO2 Total Column 5 - marginal Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry. SO2 lines around 350 nm
Aerosol volcanic ash 2 - very high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry, specifically sensitive to ash
Aerosol volcanic ash Total Column 2 - very high Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. UV spectrometry, specifically sensitive to ash
Instrument: TOMS