Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 17, 1701002(2022)

Spaceborne Aerosol Passive Optical Remote Sensing Instruments:

Ning Ding1,2, Bo Yu1,2, Changxiang Yan1,3、*, Wenjie Li1,2, and Xueping Ju1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, Jilin, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Center of Materials Science and Optoelectrics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(6)
    • Table 1. Summary for spectral channel characteristics of CAI and CAI-2

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      Table 1. Summary for spectral channel characteristics of CAI and CAI-2

      TANSO-CAITANSO CAI-2
      Wavelength /µm

      Spatial resolution /

      (km×km)

      Width /kmWavelength /µmSpatial resolution /(m×m)Width /kmObservation angle /(°)
      0.380

      0.5×0.5(VNIR),

      1.5×1.5(SWIR)

      1000(VNIR),

      750(SWIR)

      0.343

      460×460

      (VNIR),

      920×920

      (SWIR)

      92020,-20
      0.6740.380
      0.443
      0.8700.550
      0.674
      1.6000.869
      1.630
    • Table 2. Summary for spectral channel characteristics of POLDER-1/-2/-3 and APS

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      Table 2. Summary for spectral channel characteristics of POLDER-1/-2/-3 and APS

      POLDER-1/-2/-3APS
      Main ApplicationWavelength /µmPerformance indicatorMain ApplicationWavelength /µmPerformance indicator
      Ocean color443Spatial resolution of POLDER-1/-2:7.1 km×6.0 km;spatial resolution of POLDER-3:5.3 km×6.2 km;total field of view:102°×86°;width:2100 km×1600 kmAerosols412Spatial resolution:10 km×20 km;total field of view:-63°-50.5°
      Ocean color,aerosols,Earth's radiation budget490(P)Ocean color443
      Ocean color565Ocean color555
      Vegetation,aerosols,Earth's radiation budget670(P)Vegetation,aerosols,Earth's radiation budget672
      Genting pressure763Vegetation,aerosols,Earth's radiation budget865
      Aerosols,Genting pressure765Moisture content910
      Vegetation,aerosols,Earth's radiation budget865(P)Cloud1378
      Moisture content910Aerosols,Earth's radiation budget1610
      Aerosols,Earth's radiation budget1020(POLDER-3)Vegetation,aerosols,Earth's radiation budget2250
    • Table 3. Summary for spectral channel parameters of CAPI

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      Table 3. Summary for spectral channel parameters of CAPI

      WavelengthCentral wavelength /μmSpatial resolution /m
      Near ultraviolet0.380(band 1)250
      Visible0.670(P,band 2)250
      Near infrared0.870(band 3)250
      Short wave infrared1.375(band 4)1000
      1.640(P,band 5)1000
    • Table 4. Summary for spectral channel parameters of GLI and SGLI

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      Table 4. Summary for spectral channel parameters of GLI and SGLI

      ImagerWavelength /μmSpatial resolution /kmWidth /km
      GLI0.380,0.400,0.412,0.4431.001600
      0.460(10/70)1.00/0.25
      0.490,0.5201.00
      0.545(10/50)1.00/0.25
      0.565,0.6251.00
      0.660(10/60)1.00/0.25
      0.678,0.680,0.710(10/10),0.749,0.7651.00
      0.8250.25
      0.865(10/20),1.050,1.135,1.240,1.3801.00
      1.640,2.2100.25
      3.715,6.700,7.300,7.500,8.600,10.800,12.0001.00
      SGLI0.3800,0.4120,0.4430,0.4900,0.5300,0.5650,0.6735,0.7630,0.86850.251150(VNIR and polarization channels),1400(SWIR and thermal IR channels)
      0.6735(P),0.8685(P),1.0500,1.38001.00
      1.63000.25
      2.21001.00
      10.8000,12.00000.50
    • Table 5. Summary for spectral channel parameters of 3MI, MAIA and MAP

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      Table 5. Summary for spectral channel parameters of 3MI, MAIA and MAP

      Parameter3MIMAIAMAP
      Wavelength /µm

      0.410(P),0.443(P),0.490(P),

      0.555(P),0.670(P),0.763,

      0.765,0.865(P),0.910,

      1.370(P),1.650(P),2.130(P)

      0.367,0.389,0.415,0.445(P),0.551,

      0.645(P),0.749,0.7625,0.864,0.943,

      1.039(P),1.607,1.880,2.216

      0.410(P),0.443(P),0.490(P),

      0.555(P),0.670(P),0.753(P),

      0.865(P)

      Spatial resolution4 km200 m1 km
      Width2200 km300 km×150 km
      Observation angle /(°)

      14(VNIR channels),

      12(SWIR channels)

      10±60(forward),10(backward)
    • Table 6. List of major international spaceborne aerosol optical remote sensors

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      Table 6. List of major international spaceborne aerosol optical remote sensors

      TimeSatelliteSensor

      Country/

      organization

      Number of

      wavelengths

      (wavelength /μm)

      Number of

      viewing angles

      1972-2011Landsat-1-5MSSUSA4(0.55,0.65,0.75,0.95)1
      1974-1993

      SMS-1/-2,

      GOES-1-3

      VISSRUSA2(0.55-0.75,10.50-12.06)1
      1979-1994Nimbus-7SAM-2USA0.98-1.021
      1979-1981AEM-BSAGEUSA4(0.385,0.450,0.600,1.000)1
      1979-2001

      TIROS-N

      NOAA-6

      NOAA-8

      NOAA-10

      AVHRRUSA4(0.615,0.912,3.740,11.000)1
      1981-2007

      NOAA-7

      NOAA-9

      NOAA-11-14

      AVHRR-2USA

      5(0.615,0.912,3.740,10.800,

      12.000)

      1
      1985-2005ERBSSAGE-2USA

      7(0.385,0.448,0.453,0.525,0.600,

      0.940,1.020)

      1
      1993-1996SPOT-3POAM-2France9(0.350-1.064)1
      1995-2011ERS-2GOMEEuropean Union

      4(0.240-0.295,0.290-0.405,

      0.400-0.605,0.590-0.790),

      3 polarization channels

      (0.292-0.402,0.402-0.597,

      0.597-0.790)

      1
      1995-2011ERS-2ATSR-2European Union

      7(0.550,0.659,0.865,1.610,3.700,

      10.850,12.000)

      2
      1996-1997ADEOSILAS-1Japan2(0.753-0.784,6.210-11.770)1
      1996-1997ADEOSPOLDERFrance

      8(0.4435,0.4909,0.5638,0.6699,

      0.7629,0.7627,0.8637,0.9071),

      3 polarization channels

      (0.4909,0.7629,0.9071)

      14-16
      1997-2010OrbView-2/SeaStarSeaWiFSUSA

      8(0.412,0.443,0.490,0.510,

      0.555,0.670,0.765,0.865)

      1
      1998-

      NOAA-15-19,

      Metop-A,

      Metop-B,

      Metop-C

      AVHRR-3USA

      6(0.630,0.862,1.610,3.740,

      10.800,12.000)

      1
      1998-2013SPOT-4POAM-3France9(0.350-1.024)1
      1999-TerraMISRUSA4(0.4464,0.5575,0.6717,0.8664)9
      2000-Terra,AquaMODISUSA36(0.412-14.235)1
      2001-OdinOSIRISSweden0.274-0.8101
      2002-2003ADEOS-2POLDER-2France

      8(0.4435,0.4909,0.5638,0.6699,

      0.7629,0.7627,0.8637,0.9071),

      3 polarization channels

      (0.4909,0.7629,0.9071)

      14-16
      2002-Meteor-3M,ISSSAGE-3USA9(0.28-1.04)1
      2002-2003ADEOS-2ILAS-2Japan

      4(0.753-0.784,3.000-5.700,

      6.210-11.760,12.780-12.850)

      1
      2002-2003ADEOS-2GLIJapan36(0.38-12.00)1
      2002-2012ENVISATMERISEuropean Union15(0.4125-0.9000)1
      2002-2012ENVISATAATSREuropean Union

      7(0.550,0.659,0.865,1.610,

      3.700,10.850,12.000)

      2
      2002-2012ENVISATSCIAMACHYEuropean Union

      8(0.214-0.334,0.300-0.412,

      0.383-0.628,0.595-0.812,

      0.773-1.063,0.971-1.773,

      1.934-2.044,2.259-2.386),

      7 polarization channels

      (0.310-2.380)

      1
      2004-2013PARASOLPOLDER-3France

      9(0.4435,0.4909,0.5638,0.6699,

      0.7629,0.7627,0.8637,0.9071,

      1.0196),3 polarization channels(0.4909,0.7629,0.9071)

      14-16
      2004-AuraHIRDLSUSA21(6.12-17.76)1
      2004-AuraOMIUSA

      3(0.270-0.134,0.306-0.380,

      0.350-0.500)

      1
      2006-Metop-A-CGOME-2European Union

      4(0.240-0.315,0.311-0.403,

      0.401-0.600,0.590-0.790),

      200 polarization Channels

      (0.312-0.790)

      1
      2009-GOSATTANSO-CAIJapan4(0.38,0.674,0.87,1.60)1
      2011-2011GloryAPSUSA

      9(0.412,0.443,0.555,0.672,

      0.865,0.910,1.378,1.610,

      2.250),all wavelengths contain

      polarization channels

      250
      2016-2022TANSATCAPIChina

      5(0.38,0.67,0.87,1.35,

      1.64),2 polarization channels

      (0.67,1.64)

      1
      2016-

      Sentinel-3A,

      Sentinel-3B

      SLSTREuropean Union

      9(0.555,0.659,0.865,1.375,

      1.610,2.250,3.740,10.850,

      12.000)

      2
      2018-GCOM-CSGLIJapan

      19(0.38-12.00),

      2 polarization Channels

      (0.6735,0.8685)

      1
      2018-GF-5,GF-5-02DPCChina

      8(0.443,0.490,0.565,0.670,

      0.765,0.768,0.865,0.910),

      3 polarization channels(0.490,

      0.670,0.865)

      9
      2019-GOSAT-2TANSO-CAI-2Japan

      7(0.343,0.380,0.443,0.550,

      0.674,0.869,1.630)

      2(forward and

      backward)

      2022-2033DQ-1,DQ-2DPC-2China

      8(0.443,0.490,0.565,0.670,

      0.765,0.768,0.865,0.910),

      3 polarization channels(0.490,

      0.670,0.865)

      1
      2022-2026NEMO-AMMADPIIndia

      3(0.480-0.500,0.650-0.675,

      0.860-0.880),all wavelengths

      contain polarization channels

      7
      2023-2027ACE,PACEPolarimetersFrance

      12(0.41-2.13),9 polarization

      channels(0.410,0.443,0.490,

      0.555,0.670,0.865,1.370,

      1.650,2.130)

      14
      2024-2027MAIAMAIAUSA

      14(0.367-2.216),3 polarization

      channels(0.445,0.645,1.039)

      10
      2024-2045

      Metop-SG-A1,

      Metop-SG-A2,

      Metop-SG-A3

      3MIEuropean Union

      12(0.41,0.443,0.490,0.555,

      0.670,0.763,0.765,0.865,

      0.910,1.370,1650,2.130),

      9 polarization channels(0.410,0.443,

      0.490,0.555,0.670,0.865,

      1.370,1.650,2.130)

      14(VNIR channels),

      12(SWIR channels)

      2026-2031CO2MMAPEuropean Union

      7(0.41,0.4430.490,0.555,0.67,

      0.753,0.865),all wavelengths

      contain polarization channels

      4
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    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Jul. 12, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: Yan Changxiang (yancx@ciomp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1701002

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