CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - HRVS-1A/-1B -
Full Name High Resolution VNIR Spectrometer Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ISRO Maturity
Instrument Type Geometry TBD
Instrument Technology High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Information on Aerosols & CO2 gas concentration.
Resolution Summary 0.375 - 0.9 µm
Swath Summary 500 km
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
AerosolsAerosol optical depth (column/profile)
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
Instrument Missions
Environsat-1 - Environmental Satellite - 1 (2015 - 2019)
Environsat-2 - Environmental Satellite - 2 (2018 - 2022)