阐述了大气痕量气体探测技术的发展历程；详细介绍了几种国外先进的大气痕量气体遥感探测仪器的设计理念、工作原理和功能、工作模式、谱段设置和主要技术指标。讨论了我国遥感用星载大气痕量气体探测仪器的发展现状，给出了两种典型探测仪器的工作模式、谱段设置和主要性能指标。指出了未来星载大气痕量气体探测仪器的发展方向是提高遥感仪器的光谱分辨率、空间分辨率、灵敏度和定标精度以及发展主动遥感技术等，意在为我国今后这一领域的发展提供借鉴。

The development of atmospheric trace gas detection technology is elaborated. The design concepts, working principles and apparatus functions, working modes, spectrum setting and the main technical indicators of several kinds of advanced atmospheric trace gas remote sensing instruments are introduced in detail. Then, the present situation of the atmospheric trace gas detection apparatus on remote sensing satellite in China is discussed, and the working models, spectral set and other technical indicators for two typical remote sensing instruments are given. Finally, the future development direction of spaceborne atmosphere trace gas detection instrument is pointed out, which involves the improvements of the spectral resolution, spatial resolution sensetivity and calibration accuracy of the instrument and the development of active remote sensing technology. These provide a reference for the development of our country′s satellite atmospheric trace gas detection apparatus.