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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
China Ocean Colour & Temperature Scanner
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
CAST
Maturity
Instrument Type
Ocean colour instruments
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format
Measurements and Applications
Ocean chlorophyll, ocean yellow substance absorbance, Sea-ice surface temperature.
Resolution Summary
1.1 km
Swath Summary
3083 km
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
B1: 0.402 - 0.422 µm, B2: 0.433 - 0.453 µm, B3: 0.480 - 0.500 µm, B4: 0.510 - 0.530 µm, B5: 0.555 - 0.575 µm, B6: 0.660 - 0.680 µm, B7: 0.740 - 0.760 µm, B8: 0.845 - 0.885 µm, B9: 10.30 - 11.40 µm, B10: 11.40 - 12.50 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Category
Parameter
Surface temperature (ocean)
Sea surface temperature
Thematic Links
Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECV
Description
Product(s)
ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Sea Surface Temperature
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Instrument Missions
HY-1A - Ocean color satellite A (2002 - 2004)
HY-1B - Ocean color satellite B (2007 - 2011)
HY-1C - Ocean color and temperature satellite C (2011 - 2013)
HY-1D - Ocean color and temperature satellite D (2011 - 2013)
HY-1C - Ocean color satellite C (2018 - 2024)
HY-1D - Ocean color satellite D (2020 - 2026)
HY-1E - Ocean color satellite E (2023 - 2029)
HY-1F - Ocean color satellite F (2024 - 2030)
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