CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - ATSR -
Full Name Along Track Scanning Radiometer Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies UKSA, CSIRO Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry Conical scanning
Instrument Technology Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Measurements of sea surface temperature, land surface temperature, cloud top temperature and cloud cover, aerosols, vegetation, atmospheric water vapour and liquid water content.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
AerosolsAerosol Extinction / Backscatter (column/profile)
Aerosol optical depth (column/profile)
Aerosol absorption optical depth (column/profile)
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Atmospheric Humidity FieldsAtmospheric specific humidity (LT)
Atmospheric Temperature FieldsAtmospheric temperature (LT)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperatureCloud type
Liquid water and precipitation ratePrecipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)Ocean imagery and water leaving spectral radiance
OzoneO3 Mole Fraction
Radiation budgetShort-wave Earth surface bi-directional reflectance
Surface temperature (land)Land surface temperature
Surface temperature (ocean)Sea surface temperature
VegetationVegetation type
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Aerosols properties click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Albedo click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Land Surface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Ocean Colour click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Ozone click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Precipitation click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Surface Temperature click here click here ESA Sea Surface Temperature Climate Chan...
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ESA SST CCI Analysis L4 Long-term produc...
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Temperature (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
ERS-1 - European Remote Sensing satellite - 1 (1991 - 2000)