CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - GHMS -
Full Name Geostationary HiMawari Sounder Status Approved
Instrument Agencies JMA Maturity
Instrument Type Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders Geometry Earth disk scanning
Instrument Technology Medium-resolution IR spectrometer Sampling Sounding
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary Full disk, Japan Area : fixed area, one Target Area : flexible area
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary LWIR: 680 - 1095 cm^-1 MWIR: 1689 - 2250 cm^-1
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions
Himawari-10 - Himawari-10 (2029 - 2045)