CLARREO Pathfinder Reflected Solar Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Demonstration of high accuracy SI-traceable calibration within 350-2300 nm spectral range; demonstration of ability to transfer this calibration to other Earth observing instruments.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
CLARREO Pathfinder - RS
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Hyperspectral imagers
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF5

Performance Summary

Resolution
500 m.
Swath
10 deg (70 km).
Accuracy
Absolute uncertainty goal is 0.3% (k=1) in reflectance.
Waveband
350 to 2300 nm at 3-nm sampling interval with 6-nm resolution.
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

CLARREO Pathfinder-on-ISS - International Space Station/Climate Absolute Radiance & Reflectivity Observatory Pathfinder (2025 - 2030)

Instrument Measurements