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The Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III instrument measures the vertical distribution of atmospheric ozone, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide, and aerosol extinction in the polar stratosphere and upper troposphere. The instrument was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). POAM III was launched aboard the French SPOT 4 satellite in March 1998 into a Sun synchronous polar orbit. 

 

Instrument Type

Photon/Optical Detectors

Instrument Subtype

Photometers

Specifications

Resolution

Spectral

Channel:

central wavelength (width)

  1. 354 (9.7) nm
  2. 439.6 (2.1) nm
  3. 442.2 (2.1) nm
  4. 603 (17.7) nm
  5. 761.3 (2.3) nm
  6. 779 (10.2) nm
  7. 922.4 (2.6) nm
  8. 935.9 (2.6) nm
  9. 1018 (11.6) nm

Lucke,       R. L., et al. (1999), The Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III instrument and early validation results, J. Geophys. Res., 104(D15), 18785–18799, doi:10.1029/1999JD900235

Temporal
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
Vertical

1-2 km

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