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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Data Format
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NetCDF-4
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures cloud ice content, snowfall detection, precipitation content, snowfall rate near surface and water vapour profiles
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Resolution Summary
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Footprint size 15 km (Threshhold)
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Swath Summary
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1700km
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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11 channels from 183 to 664 GHz
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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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