CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - WAI -
Full Name Wide-field Auroral Imager Status Operational
Instrument Agencies NSMC-CMA Maturity
Instrument Type Space environment Geometry TBD
Instrument Technology Space environment monitor Sampling TBD
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications The aurora intensity and form reflect the geomagnetic activity, dynamic feature of high-energy particles in the polar region, and coupling of solar wind with ionosphere.
Resolution Summary 10km/300km
[Best Resolution: 10000m]
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 115~180nm, 427.8~630nm
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurementsAuroral Emissions
Instrument Missions
FY-3D - FY-3D Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2017 - 2023)