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Research article
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Research article |
| 04 Dec 2018
| 04 Dec 2018
Pre-launch calibration results of the TROPOMI payload on-board the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite
Quintus Kleipool
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Antje Ludewig
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Ljubiša Babić
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Cosine B.V., Leiden, the Netherlands
Rolf Bartstra
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
S&T Science and Technology B.V., Delft, the Netherlands
Remco Braak
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
deceased, 5 February 2014
Werner Dierssen
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Pieter-Jan Dewitte
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
S&T Science and Technology B.V., Delft, the Netherlands
Pepijn Kenter
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
S&T Science and Technology B.V., Delft, the Netherlands
Robin Landzaat
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
TriOpSys B.V., Utrecht, the Netherlands
Jonatan Leloux
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
TriOpSys B.V., Utrecht, the Netherlands
Erwin Loots
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Peter Meijering
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
TriOpSys B.V., Utrecht, the Netherlands
Emiel van der Plas
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Nico Rozemeijer
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
TriOpSys B.V., Utrecht, the Netherlands
Dinand Schepers
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
S&T Science and Technology B.V., Delft, the Netherlands
Daniel Schiavini
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
TriOpSys B.V., Utrecht, the Netherlands
Joost Smeets
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
S&T Science and Technology B.V., Delft, the Netherlands
Giuseppe Vacanti
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Cosine B.V., Leiden, the Netherlands
Frank Vonk
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
TriOpSys B.V., Utrecht, the Netherlands
Pepijn Veefkind
KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
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Short summary
This paper reports on the pre-launch calibration of the TROPOMI instrument on board ESA's Sentinel 5P satellite. This calibration is needed to convert the raw instrument digital data to physical quantities like Earth radiance and Sun irradiance. From these quantities atmospheric properties can be derived. The paper shows that the chosen approach to calibration and analysis was successful and that
the achieved accuracy makes high-quality observations of the Earth's atmosphere feasible.
This paper reports on the pre-launch calibration of the TROPOMI instrument on board ESA's...
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