CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- IMG
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Full Name
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Inferometric Monitor of Greenhouse gases
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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MITI (Japan) , JAXA
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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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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Medium-resolution IR spectrometer
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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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Measurements and Applications
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IMG obtained detailed spectra of thermal infrared radiation from the Earth's surface and the atmosphere. Thermal infrared spectra include absorption and emission signatures of many atmosphere included gases.
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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