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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
remote sensing instrument
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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
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total ozone column data ⓘ |
| fullName | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeriesMember |
ADEOS TOMS
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Earth Probe TOMS NERFINISHED ⓘ Meteor 3 TOMS NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimbus 7 TOMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1978-10-24 ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique | backscattered ultraviolet radiance ⓘ |
| measures |
global atmospheric ozone
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total column ozone ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
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NASA ⓘ NASA ⓘ NASA ⓘ NASA ⓘ Russian Federal Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
NERFINISHED
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Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
monitoring global ozone distribution
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monitoring the Antarctic ozone hole ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
ADEOS
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Earth Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ Meteor-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimbus 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spatialResolution | on the order of tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| successor |
OMPS Nadir Mapper
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Ozone Monitoring Instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalResolution | daily global coverage ⓘ |
| usedBy |
atmospheric scientists
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climate researchers ⓘ environmental policy makers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ozone trend analysis
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stratospheric ozone depletion studies ⓘ supporting international ozone assessments ⓘ validation of atmospheric chemistry models ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | ultraviolet ⓘ |
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