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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MVISR (10 channels)
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Full Name
Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer (10 channels)
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
NRSCC
,
CAST
,
NSMC-CMA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Measurements and Applications
To provide multispectral analysis of hydrological, oceanographic, land use and meteorological parameters. Global imager & SST. Ocean colour.
Resolution Summary
1.1 km
[Best Resolution: 1100m]
Swath Summary
3200 km
[Max Swath: 3200 km]
Accuracy Summary
1.1 km
Waveband Summary
10 channels: VIS: 0.43 - 0.48 µm, 0.48 - 0.53 µm, 0.53 - 0.58 µm, 0.58 - 0.68 µm, NIR: 0.84 - 0.89 µm, NIR - SWIR: 0.90 - 0.965µm, 1.58 - 1.68 µm, 3.55 - 3.93 µm, TIR: 10.3 - 11.3 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 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)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Category
Parameter
Aerosols
Aerosol optical depth (column/profile)
Aerosol effective radius (column/profile)
Volcanic ash
Albedo and reflectance
Earth surface albedo
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature
Cloud imagery
Cloud cover
Cloud top temperature
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
Fire fractional cover
Land surface imagery
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)
Ocean imagery and water leaving spectral radiance
Radiation budget
Upward long-wave irradiance at TOA
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
Sea-ice cover
Snow cover, edge and depth
Snow cover
Surface temperature (land)
Land surface temperature
Fire temperature
Surface temperature (ocean)
Sea surface temperature
Vegetation
Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Thematic Links
Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECV
Description
Product(s)
ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Aerosols properties
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Albedo
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Cloud Properties
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Earth Radiation Budget
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Fire
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Land Surface Temperature
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Ocean Colour
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Sea Ice
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Sea Surface Temperature
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Snow
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Instrument Missions
FY-1C - FY-1C Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (1999 - 2001)
FY-1D - FY-1D Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2002 - 2012)
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