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Gap analyses by variable, type of mission or WIGOS subcomponent

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Simplified, based on mission objectives Help icon

Expert system, based on instrument properties Help icon

In "Simplified" mode, the results in the analysis are calculated by looking at each instrument's mission objectives: for each instrument we keep track of what the primary, secondary, and opportunity mission objectives are. These mission objectives indicate that an instrument is primarily envisioned to measure variable X, Y and Z, that variables A, B and C are its secondary objective, and that it may offer the opportunity to measure variables I and II although it is not optimized for that. The simplified Gap analysis produces a timeline based on this information. The simplified Gap analysis is only available for analyzing variables, not for missions.

In "Expert system" mode, the results in the analysis are calculated with an expert system. Internally, OSCAR works with a large set of 1700 rules that determine whether or not an instrument is capable of measuring a given variable, and to what degree. When you select "Expert system", the Gap analysis is performed based on this large set of rules.

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Instrument	NRT?	Relevance	Satellite	ECT/Lon	Orbit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036	2037	2038	2039	2040	2041	2042	2043	2044	2045	2046	2047	2048	2049	2050
GLM		1 - primary	GOES-16	75.2°W	GEO																						X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
GLM	No	1 - primary	GOES-17	104.7°W	GEO																								X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
GLM	Yes	1 - primary	GOES-18	137°W	GEO																												X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
GLM		1 - primary	GOES-U	89.5°W	GEO																														X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LI		1 - primary	MTG-I1	3.5°W	GEO																												X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LI		1 - primary	MTG-I2	0°	GEO																																X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LI		1 - primary	MTG-I3	0°	GEO																																						X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LI		1 - primary	MTG-I4	0°	GEO																																										X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LM		1 - primary	Electro-M N1		GEO																																									X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LM		1 - primary	Electro-M N2		GEO																																									X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LM		1 - primary	Electro-M N3		GEO																																									X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LMI	Yes	1 - primary	FY-4A	104.7°E	GEO																						X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LMI		1 - primary	FY-4C		GEO																															X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LMI		1 - primary	FY-4D	105°E	GEO																																X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LMI		1 - primary	FY-4E	86.5°E	GEO																																	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LMX		1 - primary	GeoXO East	75°W	GEO																																						X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LMX		1 - primary	GeoXO West	137°W	GEO																																									X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LIS		3 - high	TRMM	35 °	DRIFT			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LIS (ISS)		3 - high	ISS LIS	51.6 °	DRIFT																							X	X	X	X	X	X	X
OTD		3 - high	OrbView-1/MicroLab	70 °	DRIFT	X	X	X	X	X	X
ISUAL		5 - marginal	FORMOSAT-2	09:30 desc	SunSync										X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
MMIA		5 - marginal	ISS ASIM	51.6 °	DRIFT																								X	X	X	X	X	X	X

All instruments for measuring Total lightning density

Instruments	Relevance	Operational limitations
GLM	1 - primary
LI	1 - primary
LM	1 - primary
LMI	1 - primary
LMX	1 - primary
LIS	3 - high
LIS (ISS)	3 - high
OTD	3 - high
ISUAL	5 - marginal
MMIA	5 - marginal

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	Each instrument is assigned with a 5-step rating, evaluated as a blend of several elements. For this particular Variable, the rating is driven by: the service availability. RATING CRITERIA:
1	Band 777.4 nm in GEO
2	-
3	Band 777.4 nm in LEO
4	-
5	Coincidence photometer in UV/VIS/NIR

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