NASA NTRS · 19910027090
Ultraviolet remote sensing technology
Abstract
The Nimbus 7 satellite's Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) has obtained images of the Antarctic ozone hole, and demonstrated that volcanic eruptions can be unambiguously detected from space in view of the absorption of the plumes' sulfur dioxide. While the TOMS currently has an average spatial resolution of 66 km and a 24-hr temporal resolution, total ozone features at midlatitudes change within time-scales of hours and may involve structural features as small as 15-25 km. It is projected that these observational requirements are achievable with TOMS-like instruments in GEO, using CCD detector arrays in place of mechanical scanning.
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Krueger, Arlin J.. 1990-01-01. Ultraviolet remote sensing technology. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910027090
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