CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- ICI
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Full Name
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Ice Cloud Imager
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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EUMETSAT , ESA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
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Geometry
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Conical scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging MW 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-4 and BUFR
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures ice cloud properties (ice water path, mean ice mass height, mean ice particle size by mass), liquid/solid precipitation information, and water vapour profiles
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Resolution Summary
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Footprint size 16 km
[Best Resolution: 16000m]
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Swath Summary
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1700km
[Max Swath: 1700 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Radiometric sensitivity below 0.7 - 2.0 K (depending on the channel), radiometric bias below 1.0-1.5 K (depending on the channel). Geolocation accuracy: below 2.5km. Ice Water Path: accuracy better than 50%
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Waveband Summary
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11 channels from 183 to 664 GHz. 243 GHz and 664 GHz measured at both V- and H-polarizations
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| FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm) |
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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