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MAMAP
Methane Airborne MAPper

The Methane Airborne MAPper (MAMAP) is an airborne two-channel near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) grating spectrometer system developed by the University of Bremen and the German Research Centre for Geosciences. It measures tropospheric methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), and oxygen (O2) simultaneously. The system includes two spectrometers: the CH4/CO2-SWIR spectrometer and the O2-NIR spectrometer. The CH4/CO2-SWIR spectrometer detects CH4 and CO2 within the 1590-1690 nm spectral range at a resolution of 0.9 nm, while the O2-NIR spectrometer detects O2 within the 756-769 nm range at a resolution of 0.46 nm. MAMAP has a spatial resolution of 55 meters along the track and 60 meters across the track at a flight altitude of 3 km and a speed of 200 km/h.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Methane
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared Radiance
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > Molecular Oxygen
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Land Surface, Troposphere
N/A
55 m x 60 m
177.4-188.5 THz, 389.8-396.6 THz
Currently unavailble
  • Konstantin Gerilowski

  • Konstantin Gerilowski

  • University of Bremen, German Research Centre for Geosciences

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