CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - ERM-2 -
Full Name Improved Earth Radiation Measurement Status Operational
Instrument Agencies NRSCC, CAST, NSMC-CMA, CNSA Maturity
Instrument Type Earth radiation budget radiometers Geometry
Instrument Technology Broad-band radiometer Sampling
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Measures Earth radiation gains and losses on regional, zonal and global scales.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Radiation budgetDownwelling (Incoming) solar radiation at TOA
Upward short-wave irradiance at TOA
Upward long-wave irradiance at TOA
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
FY-3E - FY-3E Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2021 - 2026)
FY-3H - FY-3H Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2024 - 2029)