CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - RFTS -
Full Name REFIR Fourier Transform Spectrometer Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ASI Maturity
Instrument Type Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders Geometry
Instrument Technology Medium-resolution IR spectrometer Sampling Other
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Study of radiation processes for climate change, study of water vapour feedback processes and gaseous forcing.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary TIR - FIR: 9 - 100 µm
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions