ERM-2 Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Measures Earth radiation gains and losses on regional, zonal and global scales.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Earth Radiation Measurement-2
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
NSMC-CMA, CNSA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Broad-band radiometer
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
L-1 data: HDF 5.0

Performance Summary

Resolution
FoV 2 x 2 deg
Swath
Accuracy
0.2~0.3 Wm-2Sr-1
Waveband
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm)

Instrument Missions

FY-3F - FY-3F Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2023 - 2029)

Instrument Measurements