Satellite Specifications Table
From Geos-chem
NOTE: Webpage still under development. The table and other information are being used as a template!
On this page we provide a user-friendly look-up table of satellite specifications for GEOS-Chem users interested in assessing the model against space-based observations.
General Satellite and Instrument Information
If you have used or are using space-based observations we invite you to add information to the table below.
Instrument | Satellite | Launch Date | Orbit | Equator Crossing Time | Footprint | Swath Width | Global Coverage |
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Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) | ERS-2 | April 1995 | sun-synchronous | 10h30 LT | 320x40 km2 | 960 km | < 3 days |
Satellite-Observed Species Information
If you have used GEOS-Chem results in a model intercomparison study, we invite you to add your information to the table below.
Species (Instrument) | Version and Level | Retrieval Spectrum | Spectral Resolution | DoFS | Uncertainty | Download link | References | Current Data Users |
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POLARCAT Model Intercomparison | Gas phase species, including O3, CO, NO, NO2, PAN, HNO3, NOy, H2O, C2H6, C3H8, C2H2, acetone, acetaldehyde and OH | Jingqiu Mao (NOAA/GFDL) |
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2008 | Phase-1 is done. Now phase-2 is in progress. | N/A | Simulations include a 1-year spin-up period (2007) and a full 12-month integration (Jan-Dec 2008) which will be used for comparison with long-term monthly-mean surface observations and satellite fields for 2008.
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