CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - FPR -
Full Name Flat Plate Radiometer Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies NASA Maturity
Instrument Type Earth radiation budget radiometers Geometry
Instrument Technology Broad-band radiometer Sampling
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Observation of the net radiation flux at the Top-Of-Atmosphere. Two broad-band channels (solar reflected radiation and total Earth + atmosphere SW and LW radiation).
Resolution Summary N/A
Swath Summary Hemispheric View
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions
TIROS-2 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1960 - 1961)
TIROS-3 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1961 - 1962)
TIROS-4 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1962)
TIROS-7 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1963 - 1968)
ESSA-1 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 1 (1966 - 1968)
ESSA-3 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 3 (1966 - 1968)
ESSA-5 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 5 (1967 - 1970)
ESSA-7 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 7 (1968 - 1970)
ESSA-9 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 9 (1969 - 1972)
NOAA-1 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1 (1970 - 1971)
TIROS M (ITOS-1) - TIROS M (ITOS-1) (1970 - 1971)