Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer

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The Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) was a NASA satellite instrument series that measured global atmospheric ozone levels and played a key role in monitoring the ozone hole.

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instanceOf remote sensing instrument
satellite instrument
abbreviation TOMS NERFINISHED
contributedTo discovery and characterization of the Antarctic ozone hole
evidence supporting the role of CFCs in ozone depletion
scientific basis for the Montreal Protocol
coverage near-global daily ozone coverage
dataContinuity provided long-term ozone record from late 1970s to early 2000s
dataProduct global ozone maps
total ozone column data
fullName Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED
hasSeriesMember ADEOS TOMS NERFINISHED
Earth Probe TOMS NERFINISHED
Meteor 3 TOMS NERFINISHED
Nimbus 7 TOMS NERFINISHED
launchDate 1978-10-24
measurementTechnique backscattered ultraviolet radiance
measures global atmospheric ozone
total column ozone
operator NASA
NASA
NASA
NASA
NASA
Russian Federal Space Agency NERFINISHED
orbitType sun-synchronous orbit
partOf Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose monitoring global ozone distribution
monitoring the Antarctic ozone hole
spacecraft ADEOS NERFINISHED
Earth Probe NERFINISHED
Meteor-3 NERFINISHED
Nimbus 7 NERFINISHED
spatialResolution on the order of tens of kilometers
successor OMPS Nadir Mapper NERFINISHED
Ozone Monitoring Instrument NERFINISHED
temporalResolution daily global coverage
usedBy atmospheric scientists
climate researchers
environmental policy makers
usedFor ozone trend analysis
stratospheric ozone depletion studies
supporting international ozone assessments
validation of atmospheric chemistry models
wavelengthRange ultraviolet

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Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite succeeds Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer