Measurements and Applications
Cloud imagery. Two-channel VIR/IR radiometer, 0.52-0.72 µm and 10.5-12.5 µm
Full Name
Very High Resolution Radiometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
0.9 km at s.s.p
[Best Resolution: 900m]
Swath
2580km
[Max Swath: 2580 km]
Waveband
Two-channel VIR/IR radiometer, 0.52-0.72 µm and 10.5-12.5 µm
NOAA-2 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 2 (1972 - 1975) |
| NOAA-3 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 3 (1973 - 1976) |
| NOAA-4 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 4 (1974 - 1978) |
| NOAA-5 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 5 (1976 - 1979) |