CH<sub>4</sub>, CO, and H<sub>2</sub>O spectroscopy for the Sentinel-5 Precursor mission: an assessment with the Total Carbon Column Observing Network measurements

The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) will be part of ESA's Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) satellite platform scheduled for launch in 2015. TROPOMI will monitor methane and carbon monoxide concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere by measuring spectra of back-scattered sunlight in th...

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Main Authors: P. O. Wennberg, G. C. Toon, N. M. Deutscher, D. Wunch, P. Tol, J. Landgraf, O. Hasekamp, R. A. Scheepmaker, A. Butz, A. Galli, D. W. T. Griffith, I. Aben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-06-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/5/1387/2012/amt-5-1387-2012.pdf