Pre-launch calibration results of the TROPOMI payload on-board the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite

Pre-launch calibration results of the TROPOMI payload on-board the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite

The Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite was successfully launched on 13 October 2017, carrying the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) as its single payload. TROPOMI is the next-generation atmospheric sounding instrument, continuing the successes of GOME, SCIAMACHY, OMI, and OMPS, with higher sp...

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Published in:Atmospheric measurement techniques Vol. 11; no. 12; pp. 6439 - 6479
Main Authors: Kleipool, Quintus, Ludewig, Antje, Babić, Ljubiša, Bartstra, Rolf, Braak, Remco, Dierssen, Werner, Dewitte, Pieter-Jan, Kenter, Pepijn, Landzaat, Robin, Leloux, Jonatan, Loots, Erwin, Meijering, Peter, van der Plas, Emiel, Rozemeijer, Nico, Schepers, Dinand, Schiavini, Daniel, Smeets, Joost, Vacanti, Giuseppe, Vonk, Frank, Veefkind, Pepijn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 04-12-2018
Copernicus Publications
Subjects:
Atmospheric sounding
Calibration
Consistency
Data processing
Earth
Equator
I.R. radiation
Imaging techniques
Irradiance
Maintenance and repair
Meteorological satellites
Microprocessors
Monitoring instruments
Novels
Precursors
Properties
Radiance
Reflectance
Regulatory compliance
Resolution
Response functions
Satellite launching
Satellites
Satellites (Spacecraft)
Sensitivity
Short wave radiation
Spatial discrimination
Spatial resolution
Spectrometers
Sun
Sun-synchronous orbits
Telescopes
Ultraviolet radiation
Wavelength
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Summary:The Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite was successfully launched on 13 October 2017, carrying the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) as its single payload. TROPOMI is the next-generation atmospheric sounding instrument, continuing the successes of GOME, SCIAMACHY, OMI, and OMPS, with higher spatial resolution, improved sensitivity, and extended wavelength range. The instrument contains four spectrometers, divided over two modules sharing a common telescope, measuring the ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and shortwave infrared reflectance of the Earth. The imaging system enables daily global coverage using a push-broom configuration, with a spatial resolution as low as 7×3.5 km.sup.2 in nadir from a Sun-synchronous orbit at 824 km and an Equator crossing time of 13:30 local solar time.
ISSN:1867-8548
1867-1381
1867-8548
DOI:10.5194/amt-11-6439-2018