Measurements and Applications
Solar irradiance monitoring.
Full Name
Solar Irradiance Monitor-2
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Solar irradiance monitor
Sampling
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
L-1 data: HDF 5.0
Accuracy
absolute accuracy 0.1 %
| 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) |
FY-3C - FY-3C Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2013 - 2024) |
FY-3E - FY-3E Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2021 - 2027) |
| FY-3F - FY-3F Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2023 - 2029) |