Measurements and Applications
Measure cloud liquid water content, solid/liquid precipitation information, total column water vapour and temperature profiles, sea ice parameters, sea surface temperature, sea surface wind speed.
Full Name
Microwave Imager
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF-4 and BUFR
Resolution
Footprint size 10-30-50km
[Best Resolution: 10000m]
Swath
1700km
[Max Swath: 1700 km]
Accuracy
Radiometric sensitivity below 0.7 - 1.3 K (depending on the channel), radiometric bias below 1.0 K for all channels. Geolocation accuracy: below 2.5km. Liquid Water Path: accuracy better than 50%
Waveband
Microwave: 18 channels between 18.7 GHz to 183 GHz. Channels up to 89GHz measured at both H- and V-polarizations
METOP-SG B1 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - microwave imaging satellite 1 (2026 - 2035) |
| METOP-SG B2 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - microwave imaging satellite 2 (2033 - 2041) |
| METOP-SG B3 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - microwave imaging satellite 3 (2040 - 2048) |