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Trace gases measured by atmospheric sensors
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Trace Gases |
Sensors |
| Oxygen compounds |
Ozone column (O3) |
AIRS, GOME-1, GOME-2, HIRS-4, IASI, OMI, OMPS, SBUV, SBUV/2, SCIAMACHY, SSBUV, TOMS, TOVS |
| Ozone profile (O3) |
ACE-FTS, ATMOS, CRISTA, CLAES, GOME-1, GOME-2, GOMOS, GRILLE, HALOE, HIRDLS, HIRS-2, HIRS-4, IASI, ILAS, ILAS-II, IMG, ISAMS, LIMS, MAESTRO, MAS, MIPAS, MLS/EOS Aura, MLS/UARS, OMI, OMPS, OSIRIS, ORA, OZONE/ISTOK, POAM II, POAM III, SABER, SAGE I, SAGE II, SAGE III, SBUV, SBUV/2, SCIAMACHY, SME, SMR, SOFIE, SOLSE/LORE, SSBUV, STEAM, TES, UVISI |
| Oxygen (O2) |
GOMOS, OCO, OSIRIS, POAM III, SABER, SCIAMACHY |
| Nitrogen compounds |
Nitric oxide (NO) |
ACE-FTS, ATMOS, CLAES, GRILLE, HALOE, MAHRSI, MIPAS, SABER, SAMS, SCIAMACHY, SOFIE, TES |
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
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ACE-FTS, ATMOS, CLAES, GOME-1, GOME-2, GOMOS, GRILLE, HALOE, HIRDLS, HIRS-2, ILAS, ILAS-II, ISAMS, LIMS, MAESTRO, MIPAS, OMI, ORA, OSIRIS, POAM II, POAM III, SAGE I, SAGE II, SAGE III, TES, SCIAMACHY, SME |
| Nitrate (NO3) |
GOMOS, SAGE III, SCIAMACHY |
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
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ACE-FTS, ATMOS, CLAES, CRISTA, HIRDLS, IASI, ILAS, ILAS-II, IMG, ISAMS, MIPAS, MLS/EOS Aura, OZONE/ISTOK,
SAMS, SCIAMACHY, SMR, SOFIE |
| Dinitrogen pentaoxide (N2O5) |
ACE-FTS, ATMOS, CLAES, CRISTA, HIRDLS, ISAMS, MIPAS |
| Nitric acid (HNO3) |
ACE-FTS, ATMOS, CLAES, CRISTA, HIRDLS, ILAS, ILAS-II, ISAMS, LIMS, MIPAS, MLS/EOS Aura, MLS/UARS, SMR, TES |
Peroxyacetylnitrate
(PAN - CH3CO-OO-NO2)
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MIPAS |
Other nitrogen compounds
(NH3, HNO2, HO2NO2)
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ACE-FTS, ATMOS (HO2NO2), MIPAS |
| Sulfur compounds |
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) |
ACE-FTS, AIRS, GOME-1, GOME-2, HIRS-2, IASI, MLS/EOS Aura, MLS/UARS, OMI, SCIAMACHY, TOMS (index), TES |
| Carbonyl sulfide (OCS) |
ACE-FTS, MIPAS |
| Hydrogen compounds |
Hydroxyl radical (OH),
Hydroperoxyl radical (HO2),
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
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MAHRSI, MIPAS (H2O2), MLS/EOS-Aura, SABER, SHIMMER, SMR (H2O2) |
| Water vapor |
Variables: density or vmr profile, relative humidity, saturation mass mixing ratio, or precipitable column |
ACE-FTS, AIRS, ATMOS, CLAES, CRIMSS, GOME-1, GOME-2, GOMOS, GRACE/GPS, GRILLE, HALOE, HIRDLS, HIRS-2, IASI, ILAS, ILAS-II, IMG, ISAMS, LIMS, MAS, MIPAS, MLS/EOS Aura, MLS/UARS, ORA, POAM II, POAM III, SABER, SAGE II, SAGE III, SAMS, SCIAMACHY, SMR, STEAM, TOVS |
| Carbon and hydrocarbon |
Carbon monoxide (CO) |
ACE-FTS, AIRS, ATMOS, GRILLE, IASI, IMG, ISAMS, MAPS, MIPAS, MOPITT, MLS/EOS Aura, SAMS, SCIAMACHY, SMR, STEAM, TES |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
ACE-FTS, AIRS, ATMOS, TANSO/GOSAT, GRILLE, HIRS-2, IMG, OCO, SABER, SCIAMACHY, SOFIE |
Formaldehyde (HCHO)
Glyoxal (CHOCHO) |
GOME-1, GOME-2, OMI, SCIAMACHY |
| Methane (CH4) |
ACE-FTS, AIRS, ATMOS, CLAES, CRISTA, TANSO/GOSAT, GRILLE, HALOE, HIRDLS, IASI, ILAS, ILAS-II, IMG, ISAMS, MIPAS, MOPITT, OZONE/ISTOK,
SAMS, SCIAMACHY, SOFIE, TES |
| Ethane (C2H6) |
ACE-FTS, MIPAS |
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN),
Methyl cyanide (CH3CN) |
ACE-FTS, ATMOS, MLS/EOS Aura |
| Halogen compounds |
Bromine oxide (BrO) |
GOME-1, GOME-2, (MAESTRO), MLS/EOS Aura, OMI, OSIRIS, SCIAMACHY |
| Chlorine dioxide (OClO) |
GOME-1, GOME-2, GOMOS, (MAESTRO), OMI, OSIRIS, SAGE III, SCIAMACHY |
| Chlorine monoxide (ClO) |
MAS, MIPAS, MLS/EOS Aura, MLS/UARS, SMR |
| Chlorine nitrate (ClONO2) |
ACE-FTS, ATMOS, CLAES, CRISTA, HIRDLS, ILAS-II, MIPAS |
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl),
Hydrogen chloride (HCl) |
ACE-FTS, ATMOS, CLAES, GRILLE, HALOE, MIPAS, MLS/EOS Aura |
| Hydrogen fluoride (HF) |
ACE-FTS, ATMOS, GRILLE, HALOE |
Dichlorodifluoromethane (CF2Cl2 or CFC-12),
Trichlorofluoromethane
(CFCl3 or CFC-11) |
ACE-FTS, CLAES, CRISTA, HIRDLS, ILAS, ILAS-II, MIPAS, OZONE/ISTOK |
Chlorodifluoromethane (CHClF3 or HCFC-22),
or other CFC substitutes |
ACE-FTS, MIPAS |
| Tropospheric clouds |
Cover, distribution, structure, fraction, or cloud-top parameters |
AIRS, CALIPSO, CRIMSS, GOME-1, GOME-2, HIRS-2, IASI, IMG, LITE, SCIAMACHY |
| Aerosols |
Aerosol extinction profiles, or size, distribution and type |
CALIPSO, CLAES, GOMOS, HALOE, IASI, ILAS, ILAS-II, ISAMS, LITE, MAESTRO, MERIS, MODIS, OMI, ORA, OSIRIS, POAM II, POAM III, SAGE I, SAGE II, SAGE III, SAM II, SOFIE |
| Aerosol optical depth, or absorbing aerosol index |
CALIPSO, GOME-1, GOME-2, MERIS, SCIAMACHY, TOMS |
| Polar Mesospheric Clouds (PMC) |
POAM II, SCIAMACHY, SOFIE |
| Temperature |
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AIRS, CLAES, CRIMSS, CRISTA, HALOE, HIRDLS, HIRS-2, IASI, ILAS, ILAS-II, IMG, ISAMS, LIMS, LITE, MAS, MIPAS, MLS/EOS Aura, MLS/UARS, TOVS |
| Recommended by international strategies, but not measured |
Methyl bromide (CH3Br) |
IGACO |
| Bromotrifluoromethane (CF3Br) |
IGACO |
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