The Orbiting Carbon Observatory instrument: performance of the OCO instrument and plans for the OCO-2 instrument

Randy Pollock; Robert E. Haring; James R. Holden; Dean L. Johnson; Andrea Kapitanoff; David Mohlman; Charles Phillips; David Randall; David Rechsteiner; Jose Rivera; Jose I. Rodriguez; Mark A. Schwochert; Brian M. Sutin

doi:10.1117/12.865243

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13 October 2010 The Orbiting Carbon Observatory instrument: performance of the OCO instrument and plans for the OCO-2 instrument

Randy Pollock, Robert E. Haring, James R. Holden, Dean L. Johnson, Andrea Kapitanoff, David Mohlman, Charles Phillips, David Randall, David Rechsteiner, Jose Rivera, Jose I. Rodriguez, Mark A. Schwochert, Brian M. Sutin

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Proceedings Volume 7826, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIV; 78260W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.865243
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2010, Toulouse, France

Abstract

NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) was designed to make measurements of carbon dioxide concentrations from space with the precision and accuracy required to identify sources and sinks on regions scales (~1,000 km). Unfortunately, OCO was lost due to a failure of the launch vehicle. Since then, work has started on OCO-2, planned for launch in early 2013. This paper will document the OCO instrument performance and discuss the changes planned for the OCO-2 instrument.

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Randy Pollock, Robert E. Haring, James R. Holden, Dean L. Johnson, Andrea Kapitanoff, David Mohlman, Charles Phillips, David Randall, David Rechsteiner, Jose Rivera, Jose I. Rodriguez, Mark A. Schwochert, and Brian M. Sutin "The Orbiting Carbon Observatory instrument: performance of the OCO instrument and plans for the OCO-2 instrument", Proc. SPIE 7826, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIV, 78260W (13 October 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.865243

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