CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- PCWMP
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Full Name
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PCW Meteorological Payload (1 on each PCW S/C)
aka ISR, MET P/L
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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CSA , ECCC
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Maturity
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Medium Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
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Geometry
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Earth disk scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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NetCDF or HDF
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Measurements and Applications
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Continuous high-temporal resolution measurements of atmospheric properties over the Arctic. Associated observations, using additional instruments include in situ space weather and also broadband radiometry of Earth.
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Resolution Summary
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Band dependent, varies from 0.5 km GSD (goal) for some of the VNIR bands to 2 km GSD for TIR bands.
[Best Resolution: 500m]
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Swath Summary
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Field of Regard for each full acquisition is the entire Earth disc
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Accuracy Summary
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Cal/Val requirements currently being developed
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Waveband Summary
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Multiple bands, non-continuous, from 0.45 µm - 14.5 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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