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IdentifiersrNamesScanning RadiometerSR About identifiers

Cloud observation. Two-channel VIR/IR radiometer, 0.52-0.72 µm and 10.5-12.5 µm

Full Name

Scanning Radiometer

Status

No longer operational

Instrument Agencies

NOAA

Maturity

Instrument Type

Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)

Geometry

Cross-track scanning

Instrument Technology

Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer

Sampling

Imaging

Data Access

Data Format

Resolution

3.6 km at s.s.p. (VIS) or 7.2 km at s.s.p. (IR)
[Best Resolution: 3600m]

Swath

3000km
[Max Swath: 3000 km]

Accuracy

3.6 km at s.s.p. (VIS) or 7.2 km at s.s.p. (IR)

Waveband

Two-channel VIR/IR radiometer, 0.52-0.72 µm and 10.5-12.5 µm

NOAA-1 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1 (1970 - 1971) noaa-1_sr

TIROS M (ITOS-1) - TIROS M (ITOS-1) (1970 - 1971) tiros-m-itos-1_sr

NOAA-2 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 2 (1972 - 1975) noaa-2_sr

NOAA-3 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 3 (1973 - 1976) noaa-3_sr

NOAA-4 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 4 (1974 - 1978) noaa-4_sr

NOAA-5 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 5 (1976 - 1979) noaa-5_sr