Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) - Cloned - Cloned

TROPOMI (Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument) is a cutting-edge satellite instrument aboard the European Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) satellite, launched in October 2017. It plays an essential role in gathering data that helps scientists to better understand atmospheric processes and environmental changes. TROPOMI’s high-resolution data contributes to global efforts in monitoring air quality, tracking climate trends, and protecting the ozone layer, making it a key tool for advancing environmental science and policy worldwide.

The users of the TROPOMI data include scientists, researchers, and environmental agencies worldwide. A key user of TROPOMI data is the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), that utilizes the data for atmospheric composition forecasting and reanalysis. Other examples of applications using TROPOMI data are the UN methane emissions alert and response system (MARS), the Support to Aviation Control Service (SACS) and UV index forecasts.

TROPOMI is an imaging spectrometer. It measures the solar radiation that is backscattered by the Earth and the atmosphere. By measuring the backscattered radiation for many wavelengths, TROPOMI can derive the concentration of different gases in the atmosphere. TROPOMI can observe the entire Earth in a single day and provides data with a spatial sampling of approximately 3.5 x 5.5 km for most of the data products and 7 x 5.5 km for the shortwave infrared data products.