CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- SCMR
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Full Name
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Surface Composition Mapping 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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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 exploit reflectivity and differential emissivity to discriminate soil types
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Resolution Summary
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660 m at s.s.p.
[Best Resolution: 660m]
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Swath Summary
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Cross-track at 10 rps, swath 800 km
[Max Swath: 800 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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3-channel radiometer, 0.8-1.1 µm, 8.3-9.3 µm and 10.2-11.2 µm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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