CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - IK-radiometer (1) -
Full Name IR-radiometer Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ROSKOSMOS Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry TBD
Instrument Technology Narrow-band channel IR radiometer Sampling TBD
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Parameters of clouds, snow, ice and land cover, vegetation, surface temperature, fire detection.
Resolution Summary 40 m
[Best Resolution: 40m]
Swath Summary 120-200 km
[Max Swath: 200 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 3.5-4.1 µm; 8.1-9.1 µm; 10.5-12.5 µm
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperatureCloud type
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Fire fractional cover
Sea ice cover, edge and thicknessSea-ice cover
Snow cover, edge and depthSnow cover
Surface temperature (land)Land surface temperature
VegetationVegetation Cover
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Fire click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Land Surface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Snow click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
Obzor-O N1 - Operative Monitoring Satellite Obzor-O N1 (2023 - 2030)
Obzor-O N2 - Operative Monitoring Satellite Obzor-O N2 (2025 - 2032)