Title :
The TANSO-FTS-2 instrument for the GOSAT-2 greenhouse gas monitoring mission
Author :
Glumb, Ronald ; Davis, Glenn ; Lietzke, Christopher
Author_Institution :
Exelis Geospatial Syst., Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Abstract :
Exelis has been selected to design and build the next-generation interferometric instrument for the second Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite, or GOSAT-2. The instrument is called the Thermal And Near-infrared Sensor for carbon Observation (TANSO) Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS), or TANSO-FTS-2. This paper briefly summarizes the GOSAT-2 mission, the requirements for the TANSO-FTS-2 instrument, and key design trade-offs. It also describes the TANSO-FTS-2 design, and summarizes its expected performance compared to its requirements. Development plans and schedules are also provided.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectrometers; atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; Exelis; GOSAT-2 greenhouse gas monitoring mission; GOSAT-2 mission; Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite; TANSO-FTS-2 instrument design; Thermal And Near-infrared Sensor for carbon Observation-Fourier Transform Spectrometer; design trade-offs; development plans; development schedules; next-generation interferometric instrument; Atmospheric measurements; Calibration; Earth; Global warming; Instruments; Meteorology; Satellites; Climate; GOSAT; Greenhouse Gas; Interferometer;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946656
