Measurements and Applications
A conical scanning total power radiometer operating in 5 bands (L/C/X/K/Ka) to provide high-spatial resolution microwave imaging radiometry measurements and derived products with continuous global coverage and sub-daily revisit in the polar regions and adjacent seas.
Full Name
Imaging Microwave Radiometer
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
60km for L-band; 15km for C and X bands; 5 km for K and Ka-bands
L1B geolocation accuracy: 1/10 resolution
[Best Resolution: 5000m]
Accuracy
L1B Radiometric Resolution NedT (3 sigma): 0.3 K (L-Band) ... 0.7 K (Ka-Band)
L1B Radiometric Uncertainty (3 sigma): 0.5 (L-Band) ... 0.8 (Ka-Band)
L1B Radiometric Stability (3 sigma): 0.2 K
Waveband
L / C / X / Ku / Ka bands
| Ka-Band (26.5 to 40 GHz) |
| Ku-Band (12.5 to 18 GHz) |
| X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz) |
| C-Band (8 - 4 GHz) |
| L-Band (2 - 1 GHz) |
Sentinel CIMR-A - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer - A (2029 - 2037) |
| Sentinel CIMR-B - Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer - B (2034 - 2042) |