MIPAS ESA L2 Profile Maps

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Last Updated: 07MAR07

These data cover 3 distinct periods of operation

• Jul02-Mar04: Full resolution spectra (0.025cm^-1), 17 spectra per profile from 6-68km.
• Aug04-Sep04: Reduced resolution spectra (0.0625cm-1), 17 spectra per profile from 6-68km
• Jan05-: Reduced resolution spectra, a combination of Nominal Mode (27 sweeps per profile) and UTLS1 mode (19 sweeps per profile) with an latitudinally varying altitude offset

Software	Symbol
4.59
4.61
4.62
4.65
4.0
Mixed

The table below shows a summary of the days for which L2 data are currently available, with the different colours indicating the software version (see left) used for the majority of the profiles ('Mixed' = fewer than 90% of profiles processed with any single software version).

Clicking on a date produces a map of all the L2 pT profiles from that day. On these plots, the different symbols (as listed in the left table) are used to identify the most recent software version for each profile, with solid symbols indicating nighttime measurements (solar zenith angle > 90) and open symbols daytime.

On these maps, colours are used to differentiate the orbits with absolute orbit number shown at the bottom of the plot at the longitude of the ascending node equator crossing of the tangent point (note that the orbits themselves are defined to start as the satellite crosses the equator).

To view profile location details for each day in numerical format, replace the "map.png" part of image filename with "loc.txt".

To see the equivalent L1B coverage for that day (2005 onwards only), replace /L2/ in URL with /L1BRR/.

Mission Planning: [2005] [2006] [2007]

• List of Reduced Resolution operating modes
• L1B Coverage (2005 onwards)
• Monthly Mean Plots
• REC Analyses
• OM Statistics
• AOPP MIPAS homepage

• Envisat Instrument Availability
• MIPAS homepage