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Aura (formerly EOS/Chem-1) is the chemistry mission of NASA with the overall objective to study the chemistry and dynamics of Earth's atmosphere from the ground through the mesosphere.

The OMI instrument is a nadir-viewing UV/VIS imaging spectrograph which measures the solar radiation backscattered by the Earth's atmosphere and surface over the entire wavelength range from 270 to 500 nm, with a spectral resolution of about 0.5 nm. The design is of GOME heritage, flown on ERS-2, as well as of SCIAMACHY and GOMOS heritage, flown on Envisat.

The overall objective is to monitor ozone and other trace gases and to monitor tropospheric pollutants worldwide. The OMI instrument is a contribution of the Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes (NIVR) in collaboration with the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) to the EOS Aura mission.

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Latest Mission News:

For more infomation and news visit the Aura home page.

Mission Data:

For information on how to Access Aura data visit the Aura website Science and Data page or alternatively visit the OMI DATA PRODUCTS and DATA ACCESS page at NASA.

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Operators NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Date of Launch 15 July 2004
Status Operating nominally in 2016
Orbit Height 705 km
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous circular
Repeat Cycle 16 days
Resolution (OMI): a spectral resolution of about 0.5 nm
Swath Width (OMI): 2600 km
Onboard Sensors provided under TPM OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument)

 

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