TANSO-CAI
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TANSO-CAI is a satellite-borne imaging instrument on Japan’s GOSAT mission designed to monitor clouds and aerosols to support greenhouse gas observations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TANSO-CAI canonical | 2 |
| TANSO-CAI-2 | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imaging radiometer
ⓘ
satellite instrument ⓘ |
| acronymFor |
Cloud and Aerosol Imager
ⓘ
surface form:
Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation – Cloud and Aerosol Imager
|
| alsoKnownAs | Cloud and Aerosol Imager ⓘ |
| calibrationMethod |
onboard calibration
ⓘ
vicarious calibration ⓘ |
| dataArchive | GOSAT Data Archive Service ⓘ |
| dataDistribution | publicly available ⓘ |
| dataProductType |
Level 1 radiance
ⓘ
Level 2 aerosol properties ⓘ Level 2 cloud properties ⓘ |
| dataUse |
aerosol characterization
ⓘ
air quality studies ⓘ climate research ⓘ cloud screening for greenhouse gas retrievals ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| fullName |
Cloud and Aerosol Imager
ⓘ
surface form:
Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation – Cloud and Aerosol Imager
|
| hostSatelliteLocalTimeOfDescendingNode | 13:00 ⓘ |
| hostSatelliteOrbitAltitude | about 666 km ⓘ |
| hostSatelliteOwner | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-01-23 ⓘ |
| mission |
GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
|
| missionRole |
aerosol monitoring
ⓘ
cloud monitoring ⓘ support greenhouse gas observations ⓘ |
| numberOfBands | 4 ⓘ |
| onboardPlatform |
GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites
ⓘ
surface form:
GOSAT satellite
|
| operatorAgency |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
ⓘ
Ministry of the Environment of Japan ⓘ National Institute for Environmental Studies ⓘ |
| operatorCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| orbitType | sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites
ⓘ
surface form:
GOSAT
|
| primaryTarget |
aerosols
ⓘ
clouds ⓘ |
| purpose | improve accuracy of space-based greenhouse gas measurements ⓘ |
| relatedMission |
GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites
ⓘ
surface form:
GOSAT-2
|
| spatialResolution | 0.5–1.5 km ⓘ |
| spectralRange |
near infrared
ⓘ
ultraviolet ⓘ visible ⓘ |
| successorInstrument |
TANSO-CAI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
TANSO-CAI-2
|
| supportsInstrument | TANSO-FTS ⓘ |
| swathWidth | 1000 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
GOSAT
subject surface form:
GOSAT-2
this entity surface form:
TANSO-CAI-2
this entity surface form:
TANSO-CAI-2