CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - ScaRaB/MV2 -
Full Name Scanner for Earth's Radiation Budget Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies CNES, NPO PLANETA Maturity
Instrument Type Earth radiation budget radiometers Geometry Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology Broad-band radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Measures top-of-atmosphere shortwave radiation (0.2 - 4.0 µm) and total radiation (0.2 - 50 µm). Two additional narrow-band channels (0.5 - 0.7 µm and 11 - 12 µm) allow cloud detection and scene identification.
Resolution Summary 60 km
Swath Summary 2200 km
Accuracy Summary Absolute: ± 2.5 W/m2/sr, Relative: ± 0.7 W/m2/sr
Waveband Summary VIS window channel: 0.5 - 0.7 µm, Solar channel UV - SWIR: 0.2 - 4 µm, Total channel UV - FIR: 0.2 - 50 µm, Thermal window channel: 10.5 - 12.5 µm
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Radiation budgetUpward long-wave irradiance at TOA
Short-wave cloud reflectance
Long-wave cloud emissivity
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Earth Radiation Budget click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions