Instrument Platform Pair List
Get a list of InstrumentPlaformPair objects. InstrumentPlaformPairs are used within Acquisitions which
enable linking between Instruments, Platforms and Observations (though may be via CompositeProcesses).
GET /api/v3/ipps/?format=api&offset=13800
{ "count": 14115, "next": "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v3/ipps/?format=api&limit=100&offset=13900", "previous": "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v3/ipps/?format=api&limit=100&offset=13700", "results": [ { "ob_id": 14325, "platform": { "ob_id": 846, "uuid": "47779e22cdc6491a9f7491af866f7080", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Envisat", "abstract": "In March 2002, the European Space Agency launched Envisat, an advanced polar-orbiting Earth observation satellite which provides measurements of the atmosphere, ocean, land, and ice. The Envisat satellite has a payload of 10 instruments that will ensure the continuity of the data measurements of the ESA ERS satellites. Envisat data supports earth science research and allows monitoring of the evolution of environmental and climatic changes.\r\n\r\nLaunch date: 01/03/2002\r\nStatus / projected mission lifetime: Terminated on 08/04/2012\r\nOrbit parameters: 30 km in front of ERS2\r\nNominal altitude: 800 km (same as ERS2, near circular)\r\nOrbit type: near-polar, sun-synchronous\r\nInclination: 98.55 degrees\r\nRepeat period: 35 days\r\nEquatorial crossing time: 10:00 local time (descending node)\r\nSwath width: various\r\nResolution: various" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 847, "uuid": "e448141cadd04550aa19dac5601af34d", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR)", "abstract": "The Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) measures global Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from space to the highest possible levels of accuracy and stability, as required for climate research and monitoring. It is the third in the ATSR series, and is a payload instrument on ESA's ENVISAT." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14326, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 10898, "uuid": "1a661d783a824fe8979faca4b9457fab", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)", "abstract": "The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) provides high radiometric sensitivity in 36 spectral bands ranging from 0.4 to 14.4 micrometres. Two bands are imaged at a nominal resolution of 250 m at nadir, with five bands at 500 m, and the remaining 29 bands at 1 km. There are two MODIS instruments in operation; one on the Terra satellite and the other on the Aqua satellite, launched in 1999 and 2002 respectively. A +/- 55-degree scanning pattern at the EOS orbit of 705 km, which both satellites are on, results in a 2,330-km swath. Global coverage is provided once every one to two days. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14327, "platform": { "ob_id": 10897, "uuid": "fc7da890b6424fb29bc5aadcda252bf3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Terra Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Morning Constellation (EOS-AM)", "abstract": "Terra, launched on 18th December 1999, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Morning Constellation that have equator crossings around 10:30 and 22:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS).\r\n\r\nOn February 24, 2000, Terra began collecting what was aimed to ultimately become a new, 15-year global data set on which to base scientific investigations about our complex home planet. Together with the entire fleet of EOS spacecraft, Terra is helping scientists unravel the mysteries of climate and environmental change.\r\n\r\nThe satellite carries the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR), and these collect data on the Earth's atmosphere, ocean, land, snow and ice, and energy budget." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 10898, "uuid": "1a661d783a824fe8979faca4b9457fab", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)", "abstract": "The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) provides high radiometric sensitivity in 36 spectral bands ranging from 0.4 to 14.4 micrometres. Two bands are imaged at a nominal resolution of 250 m at nadir, with five bands at 500 m, and the remaining 29 bands at 1 km. There are two MODIS instruments in operation; one on the Terra satellite and the other on the Aqua satellite, launched in 1999 and 2002 respectively. A +/- 55-degree scanning pattern at the EOS orbit of 705 km, which both satellites are on, results in a 2,330-km swath. Global coverage is provided once every one to two days. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14328, "platform": { "ob_id": 19017, "uuid": "f1fb7621240a45e895acdc686959b516", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3A", "abstract": "Sentinel 3A was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 16th February 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19032, "uuid": "4589d3b5a63b486981989bb7811af12a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR)", "abstract": "Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14329, "platform": { "ob_id": 26990, "uuid": "3478f3a96c7e4610a1973a535ee6439e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3B", "abstract": "Sentinel 3B was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 25th April 2018." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19032, "uuid": "4589d3b5a63b486981989bb7811af12a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR)", "abstract": "Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14330, "platform": { "ob_id": 1794, "uuid": "b5c9d7eb5e4f463dbd1aac7a105fefc3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - GOES-12", "abstract": "NASA geostationary weather satellite which was launched on July 23, 2001 and operated until 2010" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1787, "uuid": "3b48ced7f491450bbea547d3b1481069", "short_code": "instr", "title": "GOES Imager", "abstract": "The GOES Imager is a multi-channel instrument designed to sense radiant and solar-reflected energy from sampled areas of the Earth. The multi-element spectral channels simultaneously sweep east-west and west-east along a north-to-south path by means of a two-axis mirror scan system. The instrument can produce full-Earth disc images, sector images containing the edges of the Earth, and various sizes of area scans completely enclosed within the Earth scene using a new flexible scan system. A five-channel monitoring system makes it possible to produce a wide variety of image products from imager data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14331, "platform": { "ob_id": 34747, "uuid": "442c12d7d2f14ae3b651fca33698ba18", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - GOES-13", "abstract": "NASA geostationary weather satellite which was launched on 24th May, 2006 and operated until 2019" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1787, "uuid": "3b48ced7f491450bbea547d3b1481069", "short_code": "instr", "title": "GOES Imager", "abstract": "The GOES Imager is a multi-channel instrument designed to sense radiant and solar-reflected energy from sampled areas of the Earth. The multi-element spectral channels simultaneously sweep east-west and west-east along a north-to-south path by means of a two-axis mirror scan system. The instrument can produce full-Earth disc images, sector images containing the edges of the Earth, and various sizes of area scans completely enclosed within the Earth scene using a new flexible scan system. A five-channel monitoring system makes it possible to produce a wide variety of image products from imager data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14332, "platform": { "ob_id": 34748, "uuid": "b0e4c487c12745b78295372df69a8975", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - GOES-16", "abstract": "NASA geostationary weather satellite which was launched on19th November 2016" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 34749, "uuid": "ce90214806a74db290afae7a335ba80c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)", "abstract": "The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is a multi-purpose visible/IR imager flown on the GOES 3rd generation satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14337, "platform": { "ob_id": 34755, "uuid": "7c19606648d940f595fc9be63384e540", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)", "abstract": "Himawari-6 (Multifunction Transport Satellite -1R) is a Japanese satellite, which is the first flight of the MTSAT series. It was launched on the 26th February 2005 and operated until 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 34753, "uuid": "2c103b6968234a0599f69ee6ab74e7e4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI)", "abstract": "The Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) is a multipurpose imager flown on the Japanese Himawari-6 (Multifunctional Transport Satellite - 1R)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14338, "platform": { "ob_id": 34756, "uuid": "6e7611f19f31450ba9d9735824ccac62", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2)", "abstract": "Himawari-7 (Multifunction Transport Satellite - 2) is the second satellite in the Japanese MTSAT series of satellites. It was launched on 18th February 2006 and operated until 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 34754, "uuid": "e92cc8306e694cb48941857457fed7c6", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MTSAT-2 Imager", "abstract": "Multipurpose Imager on the MTSAT-2 (Multifunction Transport Satellite-2) Himawari-7" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14339, "platform": { "ob_id": 44680, "uuid": "c1d78919bcd34c25a5d5851a79d23150", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Himawari-8", "abstract": "Himawari-8 is a Japanese Geostationary Meteorological satellite. It was launced in October 2014." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 44679, "uuid": "0d812c5cd8ad49a1b0018cae6ea00524", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI)", "abstract": "The Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) is flown on the Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14340, "platform": { "ob_id": 44681, "uuid": "6542320b06ae4e7c95288c2b2b6599b6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Himawari-9", "abstract": "Himawari-9 is a Japanese Geostationary Meteorological Satellite. It was launched in November 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 44679, "uuid": "0d812c5cd8ad49a1b0018cae6ea00524", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI)", "abstract": "The Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) is flown on the Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14341, "platform": { "ob_id": 19017, "uuid": "f1fb7621240a45e895acdc686959b516", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3A", "abstract": "Sentinel 3A was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 16th February 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19032, "uuid": "4589d3b5a63b486981989bb7811af12a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR)", "abstract": "Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14342, "platform": { "ob_id": 26990, "uuid": "3478f3a96c7e4610a1973a535ee6439e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3B", "abstract": "Sentinel 3B was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 25th April 2018." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19032, "uuid": "4589d3b5a63b486981989bb7811af12a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR)", "abstract": "Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14343, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 10888, "uuid": "174943d1a43c4de4896d799d2b19b4f6", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AVHRR-3", "abstract": "The AVHRR/3, on board the EPS MetOp satellite series, scans the Earth surface in six spectral bands in the range of 0.58 - 12.5 microns. It provides day and night imaging of land, water and clouds, measures sea surface temperature, ice, snow and vegetation cover." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14344, "platform": { "ob_id": 33004, "uuid": "127687ff68bd4604b96771258a04a1fc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SNPP", "abstract": "The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) is an operation meteorology satellite flown by NOAA and NASA. It is the prototype of the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite System) program." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 37715, "uuid": "cf2860c2605c425db213099504de694b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Suomi NPP: Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)", "abstract": "The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument is mounted on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (SNPP), which was launched on the 28th October 2011. This instrument began acquiring imagery on the 21st November 2011. It was developed to support studies of physical and biological properties of land and ocean surfaces, and of cloud and aerosol properties. \r\n\r\nThe satellite, and by extension the VIIRS instrument, belong jointly to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Data from this instrument is used to support >20 Environmental Data Records (EDR):\r\n- Clouds\r\n- Sea Surface Temperature (SST)\r\n- Ocean colour\r\n- Polar wind\r\n- Vegetation fraction\r\n- Aerosols\r\n- Fire, snow and ice\r\n- Vegetation monitoring\r\n\r\nAmong these applications is processing for Level 2 data products such as the NPP Cloud products for spectral bands 3, 6 and 7, which are of auxiliary use to images acquired by the TROPOMI instrument onboard Sentinel 5P (which flies in loose formation with the SNPP satellite)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44678, "uuid": "7f4935a24af840d08a5f35cac9389614", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Multisensor Infra-Red (IR) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Land surface temperature (LST) level 3 supercollated (L3S) global product, version 3.00", "abstract": "Data from the following instruments is included in the dataset: geostationary, Imagers on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 12 and GOES 13, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES 16, Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) on Multifunctional Transport Satellite MTSAT) 1 and MTSAT 2, Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9 ; and polar, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Earth Observation System (EOS) - Aqua and EOS - Terra, Along-Track Scanning Radiometer 2 (ATSR-2) on European Remote-sensing Satellite 2 (ERS-2), Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on Environmental Satellite (Envisat), Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop-A, and Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) . However, it should be noted that which instruments contribute to a particular product file depends on depends on mission start and end dates and instrument downtimes." } }, { "ob_id": 14345, "platform": { "ob_id": 1816, "uuid": "a6fa2998eb0246b4a699a0753c74a2f3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-15", "abstract": "NOAA polar orbiting satellite which was launched on May 13, 1998 and is still operational to this date." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44689, "uuid": "60c411fc097b4d3ea6a3b997b0d097bc", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Daily land surface temperature from AVHRR/3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer /3) on NOAA-15 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), level 3 collated (L3C) global product, version 1.50", "abstract": "The data are derived from the AVHRR-3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3) on the NOAA-15 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 15) satellite" } }, { "ob_id": 14346, "platform": { "ob_id": 1824, "uuid": "2a13c66bfad74b98b9cd4201c51de8c1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-16", "abstract": "NOAA polar orbiting satellite which was launched on September 21, 2000" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44690, "uuid": "85ccb02c37014d85b41122bcb23230c5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Daily land surface temperature from AVHRR/3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer /3) on NOAA-16 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), level 3 collated (L3C) global product, version 1.50", "abstract": "The data are derived from the AVHRR-3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3) on the NOAA-16 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 16) satellite" } }, { "ob_id": 14347, "platform": { "ob_id": 1831, "uuid": "4e8478da0c034af08d057e85dd4536be", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-17", "abstract": "NOAA polar orbiting satellite which was launched on June 24, 2002." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44691, "uuid": "127cbaf79408467780110aa28a5f2fdd", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Daily land surface temperature from AVHRR/3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer /3) on NOAA-17 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), level 3 collated (L3C) global product, version 1.50", "abstract": "The data are derived from the AVHRR-3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3) on the NOAA-17 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17) satellite" } }, { "ob_id": 14348, "platform": { "ob_id": 27174, "uuid": "3dba7abe842a4f55b7d27d58cfa6b7ac", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-18", "abstract": "NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) polar orbiting satellite which was launched on 20th May, 2005." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44692, "uuid": "7f76889d0a804a7d9099fb0fda22d874", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Daily land surface temperature from AVHRR/3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer /3) on NOAA-18 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), level 3 collated (L3C) global product, version 1.50", "abstract": "The data are derived from the AVHRR-3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3) on the NOAA-18 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18) satellite" } }, { "ob_id": 14349, "platform": { "ob_id": 27175, "uuid": "c6470e63d7f84f20b9c765be3d0b9352", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NOAA-19", "abstract": "NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) polar orbiting satellite which was launched on 6th February 2009" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1817, "uuid": "eff26a2de66b4c6b9f71a15e875f52c5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)", "abstract": "The AVHRR is a radiation-detection imager that can be used for remotely determining cloud cover and the surface temperature. Note that the term surface can mean the surface of the Earth, the upper surfaces of clouds, or the surface of a body of water. This scanning radiometer uses 6 detectors that collect different bands of radiation wavelengths.\n\nThe first AVHRR was a 4-channel radiometer, first carried on TIROS-N (launched October 1978). This was subsequently improved to a 5-channel instrument (AVHRR/2) that was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981). The latest instrument version is AVHRR/3, with 6 channels, first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44693, "uuid": "8c57156a1fb146d7a1b0bf1a708c9fe3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Daily land surface temperature from AVHRR/3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer /3) on NOAA-19 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), level 3 collated (L3C) global product, version 1.50", "abstract": "The data are derived from the AVHRR-3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 3) on the NOAA-19 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19) satellite" } }, { "ob_id": 14350, "platform": { "ob_id": 35209, "uuid": "2de7440eec04492aba1147fe83c717d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ZAMG field site: Kolm-Saigurn, Austria", "abstract": "Kolm-Saigurn, Austria field site operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG).\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-11344. Details for this WIGOS station are presently unavailable in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool.\n\nSite WMO site id: 11344." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40801, "uuid": "821f056617af4474ab2ee7118f3b0f1f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument.", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44712, "uuid": "8c5e66a796594e48b875ab4d7e2bbfd2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument deployed at Kolm-Saigurn", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument instrument deployed at Kolm-Saigurn operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14351, "platform": { "ob_id": 37791, "uuid": "a025b2f94c3b435ebae033447606486d", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ZAMG field site: Kufstein, Austria", "abstract": "Kufstein, Austria field site operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG).\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-11130. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool.\n\nSite WMO site id: 11130." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40801, "uuid": "821f056617af4474ab2ee7118f3b0f1f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument.", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44715, "uuid": "8e81b8808fd945b2918134717726ae51", "short_code": "acq", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument deployed at Kufstein", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument instrument deployed at Kufstein operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14352, "platform": { "ob_id": 35213, "uuid": "c9bf3cf3964749f68d9cdd6211100015", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ZAMG field site: Radstadt Tandalier, Austria", "abstract": "Radstadt-Tandalier, Austria field site operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG).\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-11208. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool.\n\nSite WMO site id: 11208." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40801, "uuid": "821f056617af4474ab2ee7118f3b0f1f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument.", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44718, "uuid": "dd73b9ef9fdf4f1b96423c13862a9997", "short_code": "acq", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument deployed at Radstadt Tandalier", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument instrument deployed at Radstadt Tandalier operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14353, "platform": { "ob_id": 35217, "uuid": "ff43b86eb3ea4bc7b8914a7dd6c694b7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ZAMG field site: Wien Hohe Warte, Austria", "abstract": "Wien-Hohe-Warte, Austria field site operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG).\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-11035. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool.\n\nSite WMO site id: 11035." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40801, "uuid": "821f056617af4474ab2ee7118f3b0f1f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument.", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44721, "uuid": "a721f03ee2f84c7fad7124aa102b3f93", "short_code": "acq", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument deployed at Wien Hohe Warte", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument instrument deployed at Wien Hohe Warte operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14354, "platform": { "ob_id": 35221, "uuid": "2161aace0932447aa20e40266be56d9b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ZAMG field site: Wien Kendlerstrasse, Austria", "abstract": "Wien-Kendlerstrasse, Austria field site operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG).\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-40-0-1092680. 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Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. 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The CPI may be used in much higher particle concentrations, but under these conditions while particle spectra are reliable, absolute particle concentrations are not due to coincidence errors in the particle detection system. While designed for aircraft use, and able to operate at any aircraft speed and altitude, the CPI, with the use of a suitable aspiration device may also be used for ground based, or lab studies. 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See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool.\n\nSite WMO site id: 11450." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 35241, "uuid": "4bd2089135624686bfc7484394b2d42a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "CHMI: Vaisala CL51 instrument.", "abstract": "Vaisala CL51 instrument operated by Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 44982, "uuid": "e3b8424395104a4fad19fe12f195ecfb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "CHMI: vaisala-cl51 instrument deployed at Plzen", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument instrument deployed at Plzen operated by Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14379, "platform": { "ob_id": 44987, "uuid": "01eb544abe914076b70f6b3ce1dc86b1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Isavia field site: Keflavikurflugvollir, Iceland", "abstract": "Keflavikurflugvollir, Iceland field site operated by Isavia.\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-04018. 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See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45044, "uuid": "2ef6c25eec6045daa113dcdcb7df32ed", "short_code": "instr", "title": "CIEMAT: lufft-chm15k instrument.", "abstract": "lufft-chm15k instrument operated by Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45043, "uuid": "eda3967c8b994d969ee67d8e9a69666a", "short_code": "acq", "title": "CIEMAT: lufft-chm15k instrument deployed at Ciemat Madrid", "abstract": "lufft-chm15k instrument instrument deployed at Ciemat Madrid operated by Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14392, "platform": { "ob_id": 45049, "uuid": "e70d1f26177d4c9da863c30eb00f54a6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "UGR field site: Guadiana Ugr, Spain", "abstract": "Guadiana Ugr, Spain field site operated by University of Granada (UGR).\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-724-60000-000000000UGRA001. 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See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45053, "uuid": "ddad4e0fdffe41429de147e3ab4a509d", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SLU: vaisala-cl51 instrument.", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument operated by Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45052, "uuid": "210f8dcc701e438aa9dcc7f165b4acba", "short_code": "acq", "title": "SLU: vaisala-cl51 instrument deployed at Svartberget", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument instrument deployed at Svartberget operated by Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14394, "platform": { "ob_id": 45059, "uuid": "f7c6822b4d1a409b8e82df92033aa440", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ETH Zurich field site: Eriswil, Switzerland", "abstract": "Eriswil, Switzerland field site operated by ETH Zurich.\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-756-2-ERISWIL. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45058, "uuid": "3646297492724dd6b3124622ac239e91", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ETH Zurich: lufft-chm15k instrument.", "abstract": "lufft-chm15k instrument operated by ETH Zurich providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45057, "uuid": "31a1a62820eb49f0816c4696171725f5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "ETH Zurich: lufft-chm15k instrument deployed at Eriswil", "abstract": "lufft-chm15k instrument instrument deployed at Eriswil operated by ETH Zurich providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14395, "platform": { "ob_id": 45063, "uuid": "7234416f1ad84c5bb1c077848696aac6", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MeteoSwiss field site: Lugano Airport, Switzerland", "abstract": "Lugano Airport, Switzerland field site operated by MeteoSwiss.\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-06775. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool.\n\nSite WMO site id: 06775." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 35138, "uuid": "33e346e177e44ed8809558bf2184fc5f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MeteoSwiss: Vaisala CL31 instrument.", "abstract": "Vaisala CL31 instrument operated by MeteoSwiss providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45062, "uuid": "26c38e2fd3fe42cd97c7c83a85ced8bd", "short_code": "acq", "title": "MeteoSwiss: vaisala-cl31 instrument deployed at Lugano Airport", "abstract": "vaisala-cl31 instrument instrument deployed at Lugano Airport operated by MeteoSwiss providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14396, "platform": { "ob_id": 45067, "uuid": "fdca23ea567945ee9a8f6b07d2c448d7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "MeteoSwiss field site: Nottwil, Switzerland", "abstract": "Nottwil, Switzerland field site operated by MeteoSwiss.\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-756-0-RGNOT. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 35138, "uuid": "33e346e177e44ed8809558bf2184fc5f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MeteoSwiss: Vaisala CL31 instrument.", "abstract": "Vaisala CL31 instrument operated by MeteoSwiss providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45066, "uuid": "56dddc6dfb0747529311a3789e4059b1", "short_code": "acq", "title": "MeteoSwiss: vaisala-cl31 instrument deployed at Nottwil", "abstract": "vaisala-cl31 instrument instrument deployed at Nottwil operated by MeteoSwiss providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14397, "platform": { "ob_id": 12460, "uuid": "d716b34f2dee47128e93691f70b8dff0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Met Office Weather Station, Camborne, UK", "abstract": "The Met Office operate a weather station (WMO id 03808) near Camborne, Cornwall, located 87m above mean sea level in Cornwall, south-west UK. Since 1978 meteorological observations have been recorded on a 24 hr basis, linking the station to the synoptic network of the Met Office Meteorological Service. The site is located at OS grid reference SW 627406 . More information can be found in the linked documents. Upper air observations from the site have also been made via ceilometer, radiosonde and boundary-layer wind profiler." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45071, "uuid": "c982ca27590f44508be38a682c3e8252", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Met Office: vaisala-cl61 instrument.", "abstract": "vaisala-cl61 instrument operated by Met Office providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45070, "uuid": "dc39e0cafee948dcb2ea3bb3f3b628db", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Met Office: vaisala-cl61 instrument deployed at Camborne", "abstract": "vaisala-cl61 instrument instrument deployed at Camborne operated by Met Office providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14398, "platform": { "ob_id": 45075, "uuid": "ce9d2bdd2b54498c8276917abff2eef1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCAS field site: Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK", "abstract": "Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK field site operated by National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS).\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-826-301-3. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 36624, "uuid": "f34981707a504441b7d82ca584dfb1ef", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMOF: Lufft CHM15k \"Nimbus\" instrument.", "abstract": "Lufft CHM15k \"Nimbus\" instrument operated by National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45074, "uuid": "e2db8bc5d7274ced8bdb1db5f9d644ba", "short_code": "acq", "title": "NCAS: lufft-chm15k instrument deployed at Jodrell Bank Observatory", "abstract": "lufft-chm15k instrument instrument deployed at Jodrell Bank Observatory operated by National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14399, "platform": { "ob_id": 36101, "uuid": "4b1513b34e89493b98f8424303a5ec5b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ARPA field site: Saint-Christophe Aosta, Italy", "abstract": "Saint-Christophe-Aosta, Italy field site operated by Agenzia regionale per la protezione ambientale (ARPA).\r\n\r\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-16054 and 0-380-5-1. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool.\r\n\r\nSite WMO site id: 16054." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45003, "uuid": "48484a60ec6243bca2e9879ce27cf1a4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ARPA: vaisala-cl61 instrument.", "abstract": "vaisala-cl61 instrument operated by Agenzia regionale per la protezione ambientale (ARPA) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45081, "uuid": "4d93d44ea1f84cf2bb61912d286314ef", "short_code": "acq", "title": "ARPA: vaisala-cl61 instrument deployed at Saint-Christophe Aosta", "abstract": "vaisala-cl61 instrument instrument deployed at Saint-Christophe Aosta operated by Agenzia regionale per la protezione ambientale (ARPA) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 14400, "platform": { "ob_id": 10897, "uuid": "fc7da890b6424fb29bc5aadcda252bf3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Terra Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Morning Constellation (EOS-AM)", "abstract": "Terra, launched on 18th December 1999, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Morning Constellation that have equator crossings around 10:30 and 22:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS).\r\n\r\nOn February 24, 2000, Terra began collecting what was aimed to ultimately become a new, 15-year global data set on which to base scientific investigations about our complex home planet. Together with the entire fleet of EOS spacecraft, Terra is helping scientists unravel the mysteries of climate and environmental change.\r\n\r\nThe satellite carries the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR), and these collect data on the Earth's atmosphere, ocean, land, snow and ice, and energy budget." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 10898, "uuid": "1a661d783a824fe8979faca4b9457fab", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)", "abstract": "The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) provides high radiometric sensitivity in 36 spectral bands ranging from 0.4 to 14.4 micrometres. Two bands are imaged at a nominal resolution of 250 m at nadir, with five bands at 500 m, and the remaining 29 bands at 1 km. There are two MODIS instruments in operation; one on the Terra satellite and the other on the Aqua satellite, launched in 1999 and 2002 respectively. A +/- 55-degree scanning pattern at the EOS orbit of 705 km, which both satellites are on, results in a 2,330-km swath. Global coverage is provided once every one to two days. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45092, "uuid": "c05705f58bfc4ae396bcc0671c9a1825", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Daily Moderate resolution Infra-red Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Terra level 3 collated (L3C) global product (2000-2021), version 4.00", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: MODIS; PLATFORMS: Terra" } }, { "ob_id": 14401, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 10898, "uuid": "1a661d783a824fe8979faca4b9457fab", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)", "abstract": "The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) provides high radiometric sensitivity in 36 spectral bands ranging from 0.4 to 14.4 micrometres. Two bands are imaged at a nominal resolution of 250 m at nadir, with five bands at 500 m, and the remaining 29 bands at 1 km. There are two MODIS instruments in operation; one on the Terra satellite and the other on the Aqua satellite, launched in 1999 and 2002 respectively. A +/- 55-degree scanning pattern at the EOS orbit of 705 km, which both satellites are on, results in a 2,330-km swath. Global coverage is provided once every one to two days. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45093, "uuid": "d24761de50cc47da8e09b03a85340f70", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Moderate resolution Infra-red Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Aqua level 3 collated (L3C) global product (2002-2021), version 4.00", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: MODIS; PLATFORMS: Aqua" } }, { "ob_id": 14402, "platform": { "ob_id": 26990, "uuid": "3478f3a96c7e4610a1973a535ee6439e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3B", "abstract": "Sentinel 3B was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 25th April 2018." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19032, "uuid": "4589d3b5a63b486981989bb7811af12a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR)", "abstract": "Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45100, "uuid": "4e850b33e0444559b0896bb4664b0ad1", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Daily land surface temperature from SLSTR (Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer) on Sentinel 3B level 3 collated (L3C) global product (2018-2023), version 4.00", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: SLSTR; PLATFORMS: Sentinel3B;" } }, { "ob_id": 14403, "platform": { "ob_id": 19017, "uuid": "f1fb7621240a45e895acdc686959b516", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3A", "abstract": "Sentinel 3A was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 16th February 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19032, "uuid": "4589d3b5a63b486981989bb7811af12a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR)", "abstract": "Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45101, "uuid": "c542218cdb3c425eb88860da1074982a", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Daily land surface temperature from SLSTR (Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer) on Sentinel 3A, level 3 collated (L3C) global product (2016-2023), version 4.00", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: SLSTR; PLATFORMS: Sentinel3A;" } }, { "ob_id": 14404, "platform": { "ob_id": 19017, "uuid": "f1fb7621240a45e895acdc686959b516", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3A", "abstract": "Sentinel 3A was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 16th February 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19032, "uuid": "4589d3b5a63b486981989bb7811af12a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR)", "abstract": "Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45121, "uuid": "714a364f634a47bd94ea524a5c9767a2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Aquisition for: ESA Snow Climate Change Initiative (snow_cci) Snow Cover Fraction from SLSTR, v1.0", "abstract": "The snow_cci SCFG and SCFV products from SLSTR are based on the Sentinel-3A&B SLSTR Level-1B product (SL_1_RBT), providing radiances and brightness temperatures for each pixel in a regular image grid for each view and SLSTR channel. The nadir view observations from Non-Time Critical (NTC) data products of baseline collection 4 are used as input, provided by Copernicus and ESA as frames for every 3 minutes.\r\n\r\nThe snow_cci SCF processing chain for SLSTR includes the masking of clouds, the pre-classification of largely snow free areas, and the classification of snow cover fraction per pixel for all remaining observed pixels. Permanent snow and ice areas as well as water bodies are masked in the SCFV products using the corresponding classes from the Land Cover CCI map of the year 2000 as auxiliary layers. Salt lakes are masked based on a manual delineation of such areas from Terra MODIS data. The same water, permanent snow and ice area and salt lake mask as for the Terra MODIS based SCF CRDP v4.0 (https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bc13bb02a958449aac139853c4638f32/) is used to ensure consistency between the SCF products across the different sensors and time series. \r\n\r\nSCF products from individual frames are merged into daily global SCFV products.\r\n\r\nAll SCF products are prepared according to the CCI data standards.\r\n\r\nAn automated and a manual quality check was performed on the full time series." } }, { "ob_id": 14405, "platform": { "ob_id": 26990, "uuid": "3478f3a96c7e4610a1973a535ee6439e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3B", "abstract": "Sentinel 3B was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 25th April 2018." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19032, "uuid": "4589d3b5a63b486981989bb7811af12a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR)", "abstract": "Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45121, "uuid": "714a364f634a47bd94ea524a5c9767a2", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Aquisition for: ESA Snow Climate Change Initiative (snow_cci) Snow Cover Fraction from SLSTR, v1.0", "abstract": "The snow_cci SCFG and SCFV products from SLSTR are based on the Sentinel-3A&B SLSTR Level-1B product (SL_1_RBT), providing radiances and brightness temperatures for each pixel in a regular image grid for each view and SLSTR channel. The nadir view observations from Non-Time Critical (NTC) data products of baseline collection 4 are used as input, provided by Copernicus and ESA as frames for every 3 minutes.\r\n\r\nThe snow_cci SCF processing chain for SLSTR includes the masking of clouds, the pre-classification of largely snow free areas, and the classification of snow cover fraction per pixel for all remaining observed pixels. Permanent snow and ice areas as well as water bodies are masked in the SCFV products using the corresponding classes from the Land Cover CCI map of the year 2000 as auxiliary layers. Salt lakes are masked based on a manual delineation of such areas from Terra MODIS data. The same water, permanent snow and ice area and salt lake mask as for the Terra MODIS based SCF CRDP v4.0 (https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bc13bb02a958449aac139853c4638f32/) is used to ensure consistency between the SCF products across the different sensors and time series. \r\n\r\nSCF products from individual frames are merged into daily global SCFV products.\r\n\r\nAll SCF products are prepared according to the CCI data standards.\r\n\r\nAn automated and a manual quality check was performed on the full time series." } }, { "ob_id": 14406, "platform": { "ob_id": 30014, "uuid": "2e7f841f29304e7986e102cfecda969c", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TOPEX/Poseidon", "abstract": "The TOPEX-Posiedon (Topography Experiment - Positioning,Ocean,Solid Earth, Ice Dynamics, Orbital Navigator) satellite was operated by NASA and CNES, between Aug 1992 and October 2005." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 30015, "uuid": "66ebb2b90a2c42d2a2e86e9b05e6b0d7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SSALT", "abstract": "The Single-frequency Solid-state Altimeter (SSALT) was flown on the TOPEX-Poseidon satellite to study ocean topography, significant wave height and wind speed on the sea surface" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14407, "platform": { "ob_id": 30018, "uuid": "dc9445f2ebc5410cb39df2984165c52b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "JASON-1", "abstract": "The JASON-1 (Joint Altimetery Satellite Oceanography Network - 1) satellite was the first flight of the JASON series of satellites, with a primary mission to study ocean topography and waves. It flew between December 2001 and July 2013" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 30019, "uuid": "64d73638c9a14a3fad59d6ae8658fd37", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Poseidon-2", "abstract": "The Poseidon-2 satellite instrument was flown on the JASON-1 satellite. It is a radar altimeter designed to study ocean topography, significant wave height and wind speed." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14408, "platform": { "ob_id": 30020, "uuid": "154dafa0c39d47beb7b1b8f29efa237f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "JASON-2", "abstract": "The JASON-2 (Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network -2 ) satellite was flown to study ocean topography and waves. It flew between June 2008 and October 2019" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 30021, "uuid": "57297602ceef42edb983796ce9089963", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Poseidon-3", "abstract": "The Poseidon-3 instrument was flown on the JASON-2 satellite. It is a radar altimeter, designed to study ocean topography, significant wave height and wind speed." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14409, "platform": { "ob_id": 30022, "uuid": "40826d62fbe6438494c543d9284e7c61", "short_code": "plat", "title": "JASON-3", "abstract": "The JASON-3 (Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network - 3 ) Satellite was launched on Jan 2016. It primary mission is to study ocean topography and waves." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 30023, "uuid": "fcdd312219c4443985a9a1708867500e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Poseidon-3B", "abstract": "The Poseidon-3B satellite instrument is flying on the JASON-3 satellite. It is a radar altimeter, designed to study ocean topography, significant wave height and wind speed." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14410, "platform": { "ob_id": 41465, "uuid": "ae51e187356a42d5b4e75cf96b3c2710", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel-6A", "abstract": "The Sentinel-6A satellite misson" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 41466, "uuid": "1e4e6a00ef6640fea9846489896c2c61", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Poseidon-4", "abstract": "The Poseidon-4 instrument is flown on the Sentinel-6 satellite" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14411, "platform": { "ob_id": 846, "uuid": "47779e22cdc6491a9f7491af866f7080", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Envisat", "abstract": "In March 2002, the European Space Agency launched Envisat, an advanced polar-orbiting Earth observation satellite which provides measurements of the atmosphere, ocean, land, and ice. The Envisat satellite has a payload of 10 instruments that will ensure the continuity of the data measurements of the ESA ERS satellites. Envisat data supports earth science research and allows monitoring of the evolution of environmental and climatic changes.\r\n\r\nLaunch date: 01/03/2002\r\nStatus / projected mission lifetime: Terminated on 08/04/2012\r\nOrbit parameters: 30 km in front of ERS2\r\nNominal altitude: 800 km (same as ERS2, near circular)\r\nOrbit type: near-polar, sun-synchronous\r\nInclination: 98.55 degrees\r\nRepeat period: 35 days\r\nEquatorial crossing time: 10:00 local time (descending node)\r\nSwath width: various\r\nResolution: various" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 13692, "uuid": "c1015c7477334094ab86ef8a1f6ee3ce", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radar Altimeter 2 (RA-2)", "abstract": "Radar Altimeter 2 (RA-2) is an instrument for determining the two-way delay of the radar echo from the Earth's surface to a very high precision: less than a nanosecond. It also measures the power and the shape of the reflected radar pulses.\r\n\r\nIt is a nadir-looking pulse-limited radar altimeter based on the heritage of ERS-1 RA functioning at the main nominal frequency of 13.575 GHz (Ku Band), which has been selected as a good compromise between the affordable antenna dimension that provides the necessary gain and the relatively low attenuation which experience the signals propagating through the troposphere." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14412, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 30024, "uuid": "19bf6bae815c412fa2374e2513d25af5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "RA", "abstract": "The RA (Radar Altimeter) instrument was flown on the ERS-1 and ERS02 satellites. It's a single frequency (13.8 GHz) radar altimeter." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14413, "platform": { "ob_id": 26738, "uuid": "ae4858d28dec45a1805b8de5029e8b88", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SARAL (Satellite with ARGOS and AltiKa)", "abstract": "The SARAL (Satellite with ARGOS and AltiKa) is a French (CNES) / Indian (ISRO) satellite mission primarily focused on observing the oceans." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 26737, "uuid": "43854b24bec449a7a07eedc63b6b9690", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AltiKa", "abstract": "The Ka-band Altimeter (AltiKa) is flown on the SARAL satellite" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14414, "platform": { "ob_id": 19017, "uuid": "f1fb7621240a45e895acdc686959b516", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3A", "abstract": "Sentinel 3A was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 16th February 2016." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19016, "uuid": "e63c04b01a6c4b66af13c4cf0c368cee", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (SRAL)", "abstract": "Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (SRAL) instrument on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14415, "platform": { "ob_id": 26990, "uuid": "3478f3a96c7e4610a1973a535ee6439e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 3B", "abstract": "Sentinel 3B was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the third part of the Sentinel series. The satellite was launched on 25th April 2018." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 19016, "uuid": "e63c04b01a6c4b66af13c4cf0c368cee", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Sentinel 3 Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (SRAL)", "abstract": "Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (SRAL) instrument on board the Sentinel 3 satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45147, "uuid": "84ff965f93fa4a4383baadfcbf60b464", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA River Discharge Climate Change Initiative (RD_cci): Water Level product, v2.0", "abstract": "The water level product was derived from the following nadir-viewing satellite radar altimeter missions : ERS-2, Envisat, Saral, Topex-Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A/B, and Sentinel-6" } }, { "ob_id": 14416, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 8300, "uuid": "57fc4dbabdf0434b9584836acac24ffe", "short_code": "instr", "title": "IASI", "abstract": "Data from the IASI instruments on board the Eumetsat EPS MetOp satellite series. The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) is designed to measure the infrared spectrum emitted by the earth. IASI provides infrared soundings of the temperature profiles in the troposphere and lower stratosphere, moisture profiles in the troposphere, as well as some of the chemical components playing a key role in the climate monitoring, global change and atmospheric chemistry." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45159, "uuid": "b251e2b2bc564410bcdfb215cedf18f3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Precursors for Aerosol and Ozone Climate Change Initiative: Merged CO v1.0 product", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: IASI, MOPITT; PLATFORMS: METOP-A, B AND C, TERRA" } }, { "ob_id": 14417, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 8300, "uuid": "57fc4dbabdf0434b9584836acac24ffe", "short_code": "instr", "title": "IASI", "abstract": "Data from the IASI instruments on board the Eumetsat EPS MetOp satellite series. The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) is designed to measure the infrared spectrum emitted by the earth. IASI provides infrared soundings of the temperature profiles in the troposphere and lower stratosphere, moisture profiles in the troposphere, as well as some of the chemical components playing a key role in the climate monitoring, global change and atmospheric chemistry." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45159, "uuid": "b251e2b2bc564410bcdfb215cedf18f3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Precursors for Aerosol and Ozone Climate Change Initiative: Merged CO v1.0 product", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: IASI, MOPITT; PLATFORMS: METOP-A, B AND C, TERRA" } }, { "ob_id": 14418, "platform": { "ob_id": 32134, "uuid": "db86d823aded474e8c76bd69d092d26b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-C", "abstract": "Metop-C launched on 7th November 2018, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-C is Europe's third polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 8300, "uuid": "57fc4dbabdf0434b9584836acac24ffe", "short_code": "instr", "title": "IASI", "abstract": "Data from the IASI instruments on board the Eumetsat EPS MetOp satellite series. The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) is designed to measure the infrared spectrum emitted by the earth. IASI provides infrared soundings of the temperature profiles in the troposphere and lower stratosphere, moisture profiles in the troposphere, as well as some of the chemical components playing a key role in the climate monitoring, global change and atmospheric chemistry." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45159, "uuid": "b251e2b2bc564410bcdfb215cedf18f3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Precursors for Aerosol and Ozone Climate Change Initiative: Merged CO v1.0 product", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: IASI, MOPITT; PLATFORMS: METOP-A, B AND C, TERRA" } }, { "ob_id": 14419, "platform": { "ob_id": 45162, "uuid": "b79e1c84903243c2ba2d0b7e3e29d787", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TERRA", "abstract": "Earth Observation System - Terra\r\n\r\n1st flight unit of the EOS programme.\r\nMain mission: land and ocean observation, aerosol.\r\nSubstantial contribution to atmospheric radiation.\r\nSignificant contribution to atmospheric chemistry." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45161, "uuid": "ecec87043d974a6dbb6a415eb6c45321", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MOPITT", "abstract": "Measurement Of Pollution In The Troposphere. Atmospheric chemistry. Tracked species: CO (profile) and CH4 (total column)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45159, "uuid": "b251e2b2bc564410bcdfb215cedf18f3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for the ESA Precursors for Aerosol and Ozone Climate Change Initiative: Merged CO v1.0 product", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: IASI, MOPITT; PLATFORMS: METOP-A, B AND C, TERRA" } }, { "ob_id": 14420, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 10888, "uuid": "174943d1a43c4de4896d799d2b19b4f6", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AVHRR-3", "abstract": "The AVHRR/3, on board the EPS MetOp satellite series, scans the Earth surface in six spectral bands in the range of 0.58 - 12.5 microns. It provides day and night imaging of land, water and clouds, measures sea surface temperature, ice, snow and vegetation cover." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45173, "uuid": "745f34a5edde4b66b48fc00297faef28", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the ESA Land Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (LST_cci): Land surface temperature from the Metop-A AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) instrument, level 3 collated (L3C) global product, version 2.00", "abstract": "This product uses data from the AVHRR-3 instrument on the METOP-A satellite." } }, { "ob_id": 14421, "platform": { "ob_id": 11612, "uuid": "bdcc274312f64029a781afcefe320f6e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) satellite", "abstract": "Mars Global Surveyor was the first successful U.S. mission launched to Mars since the Viking mission in 1976. After a 20-year absence at the planet, Mars Global Surveyor ushered in a new era of Mars exploration with its five science investigations. Mars Global Surveyor arrived at Mars on September 11, 1997 (September 12, UTC), and has contributed a multitude of findings, including signs of past, persistent water such as an ancient delta and currently active water features in the gullies of canyon walls. After nearly a decade of discovery, MGS went silent in November, 2006." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11613, "uuid": "8b97e28414394010ac8168ac22a5d1e5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES)", "abstract": "This instrument studied the atmosphere and mapped the mineral composition of the surface by analysing infra-red radiation, which scanned for heat emitted from the surface of Mars. The TES instrument systematically measured and monitored the Martian surface and atmosphere throughout all phases of the mission. The TES spectrometer collected over 206 million infrared spectra, and the TES bolometer was in continual full-time use throughout the entire mission.\r\nTES was and is both an instrument and a technique. The Thermal Emission Spectrometer was a scientific instrument that first flew aboard the Mars Observer spacecraft. Following the loss of that spacecraft, TES was rebuilt and launched along with five of the original seven Mars Observer instruments aboard the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. The purpose of TES was to measure the thermal infrared energy (heat) emitted from Mars. This technique, called thermal emission spectroscopy, can tell us much about the geology and atmosphere of Mars. TES data provided the first detailed look at the composition of Mars.\r\nThe Thermal Emission Spectrometer discovered new mineralogical and topographic evidence that suggested Mars had abundant water and thermal activity in its early history.\r\nData indicated clear evidence of an ancient hydrothermal system, implying that water was stable at or near the surface and that a thicker atmosphere existed in Mars' early history.\r\nMeasurements showed an accumulation of the mineral hematite, a mineral that typically originates in standing bodies of water, near the Martian equator. This deposit of hematite, and knowledge of other minerals on the surface of Mars, helped scientists direct the Mars Exploration Rovers to the Meridiani Planum and Gusev Crater.\r\nPrincipal investigator is Dr. Phil Christensen, Arizona State University." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45236, "uuid": "a105c0a8213a4221a96995fb80bf4843", "short_code": "acq", "title": "__MUST_UPDATE__20260109113147__ Acquisition step for the MACDA dataset", "abstract": "Observations from Mars were collected by the TES instrument onboard the MGS satellite around Mars." } }, { "ob_id": 14422, "platform": { "ob_id": 11612, "uuid": "bdcc274312f64029a781afcefe320f6e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) satellite", "abstract": "Mars Global Surveyor was the first successful U.S. mission launched to Mars since the Viking mission in 1976. After a 20-year absence at the planet, Mars Global Surveyor ushered in a new era of Mars exploration with its five science investigations. Mars Global Surveyor arrived at Mars on September 11, 1997 (September 12, UTC), and has contributed a multitude of findings, including signs of past, persistent water such as an ancient delta and currently active water features in the gullies of canyon walls. After nearly a decade of discovery, MGS went silent in November, 2006." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11613, "uuid": "8b97e28414394010ac8168ac22a5d1e5", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES)", "abstract": "This instrument studied the atmosphere and mapped the mineral composition of the surface by analysing infra-red radiation, which scanned for heat emitted from the surface of Mars. The TES instrument systematically measured and monitored the Martian surface and atmosphere throughout all phases of the mission. The TES spectrometer collected over 206 million infrared spectra, and the TES bolometer was in continual full-time use throughout the entire mission.\r\nTES was and is both an instrument and a technique. The Thermal Emission Spectrometer was a scientific instrument that first flew aboard the Mars Observer spacecraft. Following the loss of that spacecraft, TES was rebuilt and launched along with five of the original seven Mars Observer instruments aboard the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. The purpose of TES was to measure the thermal infrared energy (heat) emitted from Mars. This technique, called thermal emission spectroscopy, can tell us much about the geology and atmosphere of Mars. TES data provided the first detailed look at the composition of Mars.\r\nThe Thermal Emission Spectrometer discovered new mineralogical and topographic evidence that suggested Mars had abundant water and thermal activity in its early history.\r\nData indicated clear evidence of an ancient hydrothermal system, implying that water was stable at or near the surface and that a thicker atmosphere existed in Mars' early history.\r\nMeasurements showed an accumulation of the mineral hematite, a mineral that typically originates in standing bodies of water, near the Martian equator. This deposit of hematite, and knowledge of other minerals on the surface of Mars, helped scientists direct the Mars Exploration Rovers to the Meridiani Planum and Gusev Crater.\r\nPrincipal investigator is Dr. Phil Christensen, Arizona State University." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45241, "uuid": "aec6212998af4d29ab195b3236377079", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for MACDA 2", "abstract": "Acquisition for MACDA 2" } }, { "ob_id": 14423, "platform": { "ob_id": 45240, "uuid": "922c04100d7d46df822badd156eb849b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Mars Odyssey (ODY)", "abstract": "Mars Odyssey (ODY) satellite operated by NASA." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45237, "uuid": "bf6621ac969c4a1a9380238f6d7cf52e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Mars Obyssey/Thermal Emission Imaging System (ODY/THEMIS)", "abstract": "The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter (launched in 2001) is a multi-spectral thermal infrared imager designed to map surface mineralogy and temperature. In the context of atmospheric studies, THEMIS nadir radiances enable retrievals of column dust optical depth, extending dust-monitoring capabilities beyond those from the Mars Global Surveyor/Thermal Emission Spectrometer (MGS/TES) mission into later Martian years." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45241, "uuid": "aec6212998af4d29ab195b3236377079", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for MACDA 2", "abstract": "Acquisition for MACDA 2" } }, { "ob_id": 14424, "platform": { "ob_id": 45239, "uuid": "fdfcdb06973d464387bd76b71d5153f9", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)", "abstract": "Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45238, "uuid": "995666d0f51e4fdc86400b90fa33a542", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter/Mars Climate Sounder (MRO/MCS)", "abstract": "The Mars Climate Sounder on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (launched in 2005) is an infrared limb-sounding radiometer providing vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature, dust, and water-ice extinction. MCS delivers high-spatial-resolution coverage of the middle and lower atmosphere, enabling detailed studies of atmospheric structure, dust distribution, and seasonal climate variability.\"" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45241, "uuid": "aec6212998af4d29ab195b3236377079", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for MACDA 2", "abstract": "Acquisition for MACDA 2" } }, { "ob_id": 14425, "platform": { "ob_id": 2758, "uuid": "91cadb854e0140a2be1a2db751757ebb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ARA Beech B200T Super King Air aircraft", "abstract": "The Beech B200T Super King Air Aircraft operated by Airbourne Research Australia (ARA) is a pressurised twin turbo prop aircraft, capable of carrying a scientific payload of 900Kg to an altitude of 10Km." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 444, "uuid": "d00e88f7f7a7413684342d867b7dfb36", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE systems or other aircraft: Flight summary", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 2797, "uuid": "d2edb51c454140fea706c85206380a81", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft flight summary for the CWVC EMERALD campaign", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: FAAM/BAE systems or other aircraft: Flight summary; PLATFORMS: ARA Grob G520T Egrett aircraft;" } }, { "ob_id": 14426, "platform": { "ob_id": 45258, "uuid": "6564aad819824c05b02377be53340648", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Vietnam National University HCMC", "abstract": "11 storey building in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 45254, "uuid": "baf4c31d723643d7b1ab57aabd5d9e81", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Los Gatos N2O/CO analyser - UEA", "abstract": "Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy (ICOS), Los Gatos Research, model N2O/CO-23d" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45253, "uuid": "aefcea25bdd241c1aa8065a581b7cd4a", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for: Nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide data from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam", "abstract": "Acquisition for: Nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide data from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam" } }, { "ob_id": 14427, "platform": { "ob_id": 26439, "uuid": "ea7449d8d5d54deea6d33f1736f72008", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sentinel 5 Precursor", "abstract": "Sentinel 5P was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the precursor to Sentinel 5. The satellite was launched on 13th October 2017." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 26444, "uuid": "4b05aa731b9a4ad0963362b24d1083ae", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI)", "abstract": "The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) uses 4 different grating spectrometers covering 8 spectral bands in the range 270-2385 nm. The main aim for this instrument is observing atmospheric chemistry. TROPOMI will be able to detect many species in the atmosphere such as BrO, CH4, ClO, CO, CO2, H2O, HCHO, N2O, NO, NO2, NO3, O2, O3, O4, OClO, SO2 and aerosol. It scans using a push-broom technique with a swath of 2600km." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45267, "uuid": "a29f931bd9fc4752876ed18453ad381c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Precursors for Aerosols and Ozone Climate Change Initiative TROPOMI monthly mean level 3 tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) version 1.0 May 2018- December 2021", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: Instruments: TROPOMI; and Platforms: Sentinel-5 precursor" } }, { "ob_id": 14428, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 8300, "uuid": "57fc4dbabdf0434b9584836acac24ffe", "short_code": "instr", "title": "IASI", "abstract": "Data from the IASI instruments on board the Eumetsat EPS MetOp satellite series. The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) is designed to measure the infrared spectrum emitted by the earth. IASI provides infrared soundings of the temperature profiles in the troposphere and lower stratosphere, moisture profiles in the troposphere, as well as some of the chemical components playing a key role in the climate monitoring, global change and atmospheric chemistry." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 45272, "uuid": "9abdfa86b4d54ed4b278d31773e86037", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition for the gridded ammonia (NH3) monthly L3 data from IASI/Metop-A", "abstract": "This long-term dataset has been created from the ANNI version 4 NH3 L2 data retrieved from IASI/Metop-A data. Detailed information on the L2 algorithm can be found in Clarisse et al. (2023). Detailed information on the L3 algorithm can be found in the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document." } } ] }