BackForwardInstrument:  Trasser 

Instrument details
Acronym Trasser
Full name Polarisation spectro-radiometer
Purpose Study of vegetation processes, ocean colour, aerosol
Short description Based on collinear diffraction of light by ultrasonic waves propagating in an anisotropic crystal (principle of Acousto-Optic Tunable Filters). Spectral range: 430-800 nm; 62 channel, each with V and H polarisation. Spectral resolution ranging from 3 nm at 430 nm to 12 nm at 800 nm
Background New development
Scanning Technique Non-scanning. Pointing 20° ahead, along-track
Resolution 50 km
Coverage / Cycle Global in 10 days for cells of 100 km side
Mass 30 kg Power 285 W Data Rate

 

Providing Agency Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 1988 to 2000
Last update: 2018-03-19
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 No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Aerosol Optical Depth
  • Aerosol column burden
  • Aerosol effective radius
  • Biomass
  • Cloud cover
  • Cloud top height
  • Colour Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM)
  • Earth surface albedo
  • Fraction of Absorbed PAR (FAPAR)
  • Leaf Area Index (LAI)
  • Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
  • Ocean Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient (DAC)
  • Ocean chlorophyll concentration
  • Ocean suspended sediments concentration
  • Oil spill cover
  • Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)
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.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Aerosol column burden*3 - highCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS (with narrow bandwidth) and NIR channels including 760 nm for high-level aerosol
Aerosol effective radius*3 - highDaylight only.. Along-track only.. Cloud sensitive.VIS (with narrow bandwidth) and NIR channels including 760 nm for high-level aerosol
Aerosol mass mixing ratio3 - highCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS (with narrow bandwidth) and NIR channels including 760 nm for high-level aerosol
Aerosol Optical Depth*3 - highCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS (with narrow bandwidth) and NIR channels including 760 nm for high-level aerosol
Biomass*5 - marginalCloud sensitive.. Index only.. Along-track only.. Daylight only.VIS and NIR channels. Biomass inferred from NDVI
Cloud cover*5 - marginalDaylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels
Cloud optical depth4 - fairLow-density cloud only.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels
Cloud top height*5 - marginalDaylight only.. Along-track only.NIR channels to estimate the total-column O2 above the cloud top as measured around 760 nm
Cloud type5 - marginalDaylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels
Colour Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM)*1 - primaryCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.Many narrow-bandwidth VIS channels, suitable for more water types, in open ocean and coastal zone
Downward short-wave irradiance at Earth surface5 - marginalCloud sensitive.. Highly indirect.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels
Earth surface albedo*5 - marginalCloud sensitive.. Along-track only.VIS channels
Fire fractional cover5 - marginalCloud sensitive.. Coarse spatial resolution.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS channels
Fraction of Absorbed PAR (FAPAR)*3 - highCloud sensitive.. Along-track only.VIS channels including Red at 700 nm
Leaf Area Index (LAI)*4 - fairCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels. LAI inferred from NDVI
Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)*3 - highCloud sensitive.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels
Ocean chlorophyll concentration *1 - primaryCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.Many narrow-bandwidth VIS channels, suitable for more water types, in open ocean and coastal zone
Ocean Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient (DAC)*1 - primaryCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.Many narrow-bandwidth VIS channels, suitable for more water types, in open ocean and coastal zone
Ocean suspended sediments concentration*1 - primaryCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.Many narrow-bandwidth VIS channels, suitable for more water types, in open ocean and coastal zone
Oil spill cover*5 - marginalCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS channels with narrow bandwidth
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)*3 - highCloud sensitive.. Along-track only.VIS channels, range accurately sampled
Short-wave cloud reflectance5 - marginalAlong-track only.VIS and NIR channels
Snow cover4 - fairCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels
Soil moisture at surface5 - marginalCloud sensitive.. Index only.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels. Soil moisture inferred from differential brightness
Upward short-wave irradiance at TOA5 - marginalSpectral interpolation needed.. Information on BRDF needed.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels
Aerosol volcanic ash3 - highCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels including 760 nm for high-level ashes
Aerosol volcanic ash Total Column3 - highCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR channels including 760 nm for high-level ashes
Sea-ice cover5 - marginalCloud sensitive.. Daylight only.. Along-track only.VIS and NIR (for contour enhancement) channels