Group Research

The EOS group is an interdisciplinary team based in the Space Research Center of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, with lecturers also in the departments of Chemistry and Geography. A range of research areas are therefore of interest and these are listed below. Theses areas are linked by a core goal which is to participate in and to lead the design, build, data analysis and exploitation of increasingly sophisticated and powerful sensors that are now being flown on satellites. Details of the primary research topics of the EOS group can be found in the following links, with the primary point of contact for each project shown on the right.

	AATSR - a space-borne instrument primarily designed to measure global Sea Surface Temperature (SST) to the high levels of accuracy and stability required for climate research and modelling.	Key EOS Contact
	MIPAS - The Michaelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) is a Fourier transform infra-red spectrometer capable of retrieving atmospheric parameters and profiles of dozens of trace species in the IR.	Key EOS Contact
	SCIAMACHY - - The Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric CHartographY, is an imaging spectrometer whose primary mission objective are global measurements of trace gases in the troposphere and in the stratosphere. Using innovative techniques carbon dioxide concentrations are being retrieved from this instrument.	Key EOS Contact
	MOPITT - an instrument flying on NASA's EOS Terra spacecraft, measuring the global distributions of carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4) in the troposphere.	Key EOS Contact
	GERB - measures top of the atmosphere (TOA) total flux derived from the measured total irradiance. These measurements of the earth radiation budget assist in global climate modelling.	Key EOS Contact
	MAX-DOAS - multi-axis measurements of trace species concentrations from a ground-based instrument, proving technologies and techniques for future space missions.	Key EOS Contact
	IASI - A mission studying the Atmosphere, the Land and the Oceans. For an accurate and reliable weather forecast.	Key EOS Contact
	The Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation The EOS group is part of a consortium of organisations that make up NERC's Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation, with particular projects on novel concentric UV/VIS spectrometer designs, CO2 LIDAR concepts, and Challenge Workshops	Key EOS Contact
	Air Quality This sub-group undertakes research into instrumentation and techniques to improve our understanding of the emissions, chemistry and dynamics within the urban environment, with a focus on application through improved urban management systems.	Key EOS Contact