TES Preservation Documents

Optics Error Budget Review
TES Processing Plan (Early Post-Launch Processing)
- This document describes the early Post-Launch portion of the processing plan for the TES Ground Data System. The planning description covers processing to be performed at both the Production SIPS at Raytheon and the Science Computing Facility (and Science SIPS) at JPL.
TES Project Guide (Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer Langley ASDC Project Guide)
TES Scientific Objectives & Approach, Goals and Requirements
- This document presents the current revision of the scientific objectives, approaches, goals, and requirements for TES, selected for flight on the Earth Observing System (EOS) CHEM I polar orbiting platform.

TES Level 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 Algorithms Scientific Goals and Rquirements
- The Level 1A, 1B, 2 & 3 Algorithms Scientific Goals & Requirements Document lists the goals and requirements for both the operational and SCF-maintained versions of the TES Data Analysis Algorithms.
TES Level 2 Versioning/Level 2 Standard and Special Observation Products
TES Level 3 Algorithms, Requirements & Products
- This document defines the TES (Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer) Level 3 data products and to describe the algorithms to generate the Level 3 data and the associated browsing images.
TES Level 3 Versioning_Level 3 Global Survey Products

AVDC TES Lite products user’s guide
- This user guide provides information for users of TES Lite products.
TES Level 2 (L2) Data Users Guide, V7.0
- This document provides an overview of the TES instrument and the Level 2 (L2) volume mixing ratio (vmr) and temperature profile data. The document should provide an investigator the information necessary to successfully use TES data for scientific studies.
TES Level 3 (L3) Data Plot Users Guide
- This document briefly describes the processing and products at L3 step, providing useful information for TES L3 data and image users in their analyses.

TES Level 1B Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
- This Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) describes the algorithms used to produce Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) radiometrically calibrated spectra. These spectra are the input measurements to the Level 2 retrieval algorithm that will produce the TES Standard Data Products.
TES Level 2 Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
- This Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) describes Level 2 (vertical concentration profiles of the selected species) retrieval algorithms that will produce the TES Standard Data Products.

Aura-TES L1B Products Beta Release Quality Description
- Summary of precision estimates, systematic errors, and validation of TES L1B Version 001 data products.
Aura-TES L1B Products Version 2 Quality Description
- Summary of precision estimates, systematic errors, and validation of TES L1B Version 002 data products.
Aura-TES L2 Products Beta Release Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 001 products
Aura-TES L2 Products Version 2 Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 002 products
Aura-TES L2 Products Version 3 Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 003 products
Aura-TES L2 Products Version 4 Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 004 products
Aura-TES L2 Products Version 5 Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 005 products
Aura-TES L2 Products Version 6 Data Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 006 products
Aura-TES L2 Products Version 7 Data Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 007 products
Aura-TES L2 Products Version 8 Data Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 008 products
Aura-TES L3 Products Quality Description
TES Calibration Modifications 2010

TES Data Product Specification V10.11 R10.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V10.13 R10.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V11.8 R11.1
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V11.9 R11.3
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V12.0 R12.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V13.0 R13.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V14.0 R14.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V15.0 R15.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V6.0 R6.4
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V7.0 R7.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V8.0 R8.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V9.0 R9.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Data Product Specification V9.1 R9.3
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
TES Quick Start Guide
- Information useful for beginners of TES data.

TES Processing Plan (Early Post-Launch Processing)
- This document describes the early Post-Launch portion of the processing plan for the TES Ground Data System. The planning description covers processing to be performed at both the Production SIPS at Raytheon and the Science Computing Facility (and Science SIPS) at JPL.

TES Instrument Calibration Report, Volume 1
- Summary of calibration requirements for radiometric, spectral and spatial categories.

TES Level 2 (L2) Data User’s Guide, V8.0
- This document will provide an overview of the TES instrument and the Level 2 (L2) volume mixing ratio (vmr) and temperature profile data. The document should provide an investigator the information necessary to successfully use TES data for scientific studies. This document discusses TES L2 data version 08 data (F08_12) as well as prior versions.

TES Data Versioning and Validation Status
TES Validation Report V1.00 (Version F02_01 data)
- This document provides sample results from the effort to validate TES L1B and L2 data products.
TES Validation Report V2.0 (Version F03_03 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
TES Validation Report V3.0 (Version F04_04 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
TES Validation Report V4.0 (Version F05_05, F05_06, F05_07 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
TES Validation Report V5.0 (Version F06_08, F06_09 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
TES Validation Report V6.0 (Version F07_10 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
TES Validation Report V7.0 (Version F08_11 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
TES Validation Report V8.0 (Version F08_12 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES Level 2 (L2) data products and other independent data sets.

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Preflight Operations Calibration: Instrument Description

Preflight Pre-Operations Calibration Data

Science Data Products: Raw Data and Derived Products

Product Documentation: Processing and Algorithm Version History

Product Documentation: Product Generation Algorithms

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Product Documentation: Product Requirements and Designs

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Mission Calibration: Calibration Method

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