CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MRIR
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Full Name
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Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Earth radiation budget radiometers 
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
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Sampling
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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To observe integrated short-wave and long-wave radiation from Earth to Space and its main components (water vapour, window, CO2).
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Resolution Summary
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55 km at s.s.p.
[Best Resolution: 55000m]
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Swath Summary
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Cross-track, swath 3000 km
[Max Swath: 3000 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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5-channel radiometer, two broad-band (0.2-4.0 μm and 5-30 μm), three narrow-band (6.4-6.9 μm, 10-11 μm and 14-16 μm). On Nimbus-3 the 5-30 μm channel was replaced by 20-23 μm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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