MIPAS Reduced Resolution Modes


This table lists the scan sequences for MIPAS reduced-resolution operations since January 2005. Most of these are defined in Mission Plan v4.3 (January 2008) although the "old" UTLS-1 mode was defined in the "Planning of MIPAS Special Modes - January 2005 Campaign" (Jan 05)

Mode: Nominal UTLS-1 (old) UTLS-1 (new) UTLS-2 MA UA NLC AE
Horiz.Spacing 410km 275km 290km 180km 430km 515km 375km n/a
Alt. Grid Float Float Float Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Sweeps/Scan 27 18 19 11 29 35 25 12
Scan#1 72 49 49 42 102 172 102 38
Scan#2 67.5 44 44.5 37 99 167 99 33.5
Scan#3 63 39 40 33 96 162 96 29
Scan#4 59 34 35.5 29 93 157 93 24.5
Scan#5 55 31 31 26 90 152 90 20
Scan#6 51 28 28 23 87 147 87 17
Scan#7 47 26 25 20 84 142 85.5 15
Scan#8 44 24 23 18 81 137 84 13
Scan#9 41 22 21 16 78 132 82.5 11.5
Scan#10 38 20.5 19 14 75 127 81 10
Scan#11 35 19 17.5 12 72 122 79.5 8.5
Scan#12 32 17.5 16 69 117 78 7
Scan#13 30 16 14.5 66 112 75
Scan#14 28 14.5 13 63 107 72
Scan#15 26 13 11.5 60 102 69
Scan#16 24 11.5 10 57 99 66
Scan#17 22 10 8.5 54 96 63
Scan#18 20.5 8.5 7 51 93 60
Scan#19 19 5.5 48 90 57
Scan#20 17.5 45 87 54
Scan#21 16 42 84 51
Scan#22 14.5 39 81 48
Scan#23 13 36 78 45
Scan#24 11.5 33 75 42
Scan#25 10 30 72 39
Scan#26 8.5 27 69
Scan#27 7 24 66
Scan#28 21 63
Scan#29 18 60
Scan#30 57
Scan#31 54
Scan#32 51
Scan#33 48
Scan#34 45
Scan#35 42

Last modified: 27JUL06 AD