Measurements and Applications
Measures ice cloud properties (ice water path, mean ice mass height, mean ice particle size by mass), liquid/solid precipitation information, and water vapour profiles
Full Name
Ice Cloud 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 16 km
[Best Resolution: 16000m]
Swath
1700km
[Max Swath: 1700 km]
Accuracy
Radiometric sensitivity below 0.7 - 2.0 K (depending on the channel), radiometric bias below 1.0-1.5 K (depending on the channel). Geolocation accuracy: below 2.5km. Ice Water Path: accuracy better than 50%
Waveband
11 channels from 183 to 664 GHz. 243 GHz and 664 GHz measured at both V- and H-polarizations
| FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm) |
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
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) |