What is GOME 2?

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2021-07-14

What is GOME 2?

The GOME-2 a European instrument flying on the METOP-A series of satellites (Launched on October 19, 2006) was designed by the European Space Agency to measure atmospheric ozone, trace gases and ultraviolet radiation. It is a scanning instrument (scan width 1920 km) with near global coverage daily.

What is gome 2 and how is it used to monitor ozone depletion?

GOME is a nadir-viewing spectrometer. It works by measuring solar radiation (in the ultraviolet and visible spectral region – 240 to 790 nm) which is scattered by the atmosphere. The more radiation that is scattered, the higher the levels of ozone in the atmosphere.