CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - Hyperion -
Full Name Hyperspectral Imager Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies NASA Maturity
Instrument Type Hyperspectral imagers and Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Open Access Data Format HDF
Measurements and Applications Hyperspectral imaging of land surfaces.
Resolution Summary 30 m
[Best Resolution: 30m]
Swath Summary 185 km
[Max Swath: 185 km]
Accuracy Summary SNR @ 10% refl target: vis 10-40 swir 10-20
Waveband Summary VIS - NIR: 400 - 1000 nm; NIR - SWIR: 900 - 2500 nm; 10 nm spectral resolution for 220 bands
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
AerosolsAerosol optical depth (column/profile)
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Atmospheric WindsOil spill cover
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Fire fractional cover
Land surface imagery
Radiation budgetShort-wave Earth surface bi-directional reflectance
Sea ice cover, edge and thicknessSea-ice cover
Glacier cover
Sea-ice thickness
Snow cover, edge and depthSnow cover
Surface temperature (land)Land surface temperature
Surface temperature (ocean)Sea surface temperature
VegetationNormalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Vegetation type
Land cover
Soil type
Vegetation Cover
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
Fire click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Glaciers click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Land cover click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Land Surface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Leaf Area Index (LAI) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Surface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Snow click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
NMP EO-1 - New Millenium Program Earth Observing-1 (2000 - 2017)