Update on TROPOMI instrument and status Pepijn Veefkind , Diego Loyola, Andreas Richter, Ilse Aben, Michel van Roozendael, Isabelle De Smedt, Richard Siddans, Thomas Wagner and Herbert Nett
Jan 15, 2016
Update on TROPOMI instrument and status
Pepijn Veefkind, Diego Loyola, Andreas Richter, Ilse Aben, Michel van Roozendael, Isabelle De Smedt, Richard Siddans,
Thomas Wagner and Herbert Nett
Long Term Monitoring
GOME-2CGOME-2C
2015-20222015-2022
daily global daily global coveragecoverage
2015-20222015-2022
daily global daily global coveragecoverage
2019 - ~20302019 - ~2030
hourly over hourly over EuropeEurope
2019 - ~20302019 - ~2030
hourly over hourly over EuropeEurope
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hourly over SE hourly over SE - ASIA- ASIA
2017 - ...2017 - ...
hourly over SE hourly over SE - ASIA- ASIA
2017 - ...2017 - ...
hourly over N-hourly over N-AmericaAmerica
2017 - ...2017 - ...
hourly over N-hourly over N-AmericaAmerica
KARI | NASA
• 6x higher spatial resolution7x7 km2 vs. 13x24 km2
• 1-5x higher signal-to-noise• Variable binning scheme• better cloud information
from the oxygen A+B bands• CO and CH4 observations
from the SWIR band• Data rate ~20x OMI
From OMI to TROPOMI
Gloudemans et al., SCIAMACHY CO over land and oceans: 2003–2007 interannual variability, ACP, 2009
OMI Zoom~13x12 km2 Sampling
12 September 2006OMI special zoom mode 13 x 13 km²OMI special zoom mode 13 x 13 km²
TROPOMI Data ProductsProduct
Accuracy :: Precision
Ozonetotal columnprofile (incl. troposphere)trop. column
3% :: 1%10% :: 5%25% :: 10%
NO2
total columntrop. column
1·1015 mol/cm2
10% :: 1·1015 mol/cm2
COtotal column 15% :: 10%
CH4
total column 2% :: 1%
SO2
volcanic plumetop. column
2 DU :: 1 DU1 DU :: 0.5 DU
AerosolAAIaerosol layer height*aerosol optical thicknesssingle scattering albedo
n/a :: 0.251 km :: 0.5 km
0.1 (20%) :: 0.05 (10%)0.05 :: 0.01
Cloudradiance fractionpressuremaskRegridded NPP- VIIRS
0.05 :: 0.0250 hPa :: 20 hPa
ProductAccuracy :: Precision
CH2Ototal column TBD
CHO-CHOtotal column TBD
BrOtotal column TBD
HDOtotal column TBD
H2Ototal column 20% :: 10%
OClOtotal column TBD
UVsurface flux
10% :: 5%
Surface Reflectancemonthly climatology
3% :: 1%
The operational data products will be developed by a collaboration of European
institutes.KNMI/DLR-IMF/IUP/BIRA-IASB/SRON/MPIC/RAL/F
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TROPOMITROPOMIL2 PRODUCTSL2 PRODUCTS
TROPOMITROPOMIL2 PRODUCTSL2 PRODUCTS
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L2 Working GroupL2 Working GroupL2 Working GroupL2 Working Group
KNMI | DLR | IUP-Bremen | BIRA | SRON | MPIC | RAL
Performance Overview
SNR - CDR Status
TROPOMI Status
• Modules are being assembled
• Start of calibration: Summer 2014
• Instrument delivery: Fall 2014
• Planned launch date: September 2015
• ESA AO for validation will be opened early 2014
SWIR-OBM
UVN-OBM
Sun Baffle
Diffusermechanism
Folding Mirrormechanism
Telescope Support Structure
ConnectorBracket
UVIS
UV
Telescope
Nadir Baffle
• Mass ~200 kg
• Average power ~150W
• Level 1B size is approx. 20 GByte /orbit:25x data volume of OMI