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22 September 2009Current status of GOSAT higher level products by NIES GOSAT DHF
GOSAT ( Ibuki ) was successfully launched on January 23, 2009 and has been operating nominally. NIES GOSAT DHF
( Data Handling Facility) , receiving GOSAT Level 1 data of TANSO-FTS ( Fourier Transform Spectrometer) and
TANSO-CAI ( Cloud and Aerosol Imager), started checking them and generating Higher Level Products of GOSAT. The
Products include Level 1B and 1B+ of CAI and Level 2 ( CO2 and CH4 column amount from SWIR and TIR from FTS and ,
cloud flag, aerosol and cloud properties from CAI).