The GOME-2 instrument on the Metop series of satellites: instrument design, calibration, and level 1 data processing – an overview

摘要

The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) flies on the Metop seriesof satellites, the space component of the EUMETSAT Polar System. In thispaper we will provide an overview of the instrument design, the on-groundcalibration and characterization activities, in-flight calibration, andlevel 0 to 1 data processing. The current status of the level 1 data ispresented and points of specific relevance to users are highlighted.Long-term level 1 data consistency is also discussed and plans for futurework are outlined. The information contained in this paper summarizes alarge number of technical reports and related documents containinginformation that is not currently available in the published literature.These reports and documents are however made available on the EUMETSAT webpages and readers requiring more details than can be provided in thisoverview paper will find appropriate references at relevant points in thetext.