Knowing what we breathe: Sentinel 4: a geostationary imaging UVN spectrometer for air quality monitoring

Abstract

Sentinel-4 is an imaging UVN (UV-VIS-NIR) spectrometer, developed by Airbus DS under ESA contract in the frame of the joint EU/ESA COPERNICUS program. The mission objective is the operational monitoring of trace gas concentrations for atmospheric chemistry and climate applications – hence the motto of Sentinel-4 “Knowing what we breathe”.