CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- TICFIRE
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Full Name
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Thin Ice Clouds in Far Infrared (IR) Experiment
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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CSA , NASA , ECCC, USask, UQAM
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Earth radiation budget radiometers 
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Geometry
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TBD
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Instrument Technology
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Broad-band radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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TBD
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Measurements and Applications
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Characterization of ice cloud properties including particle size, cloud optical depth and top height, and outgoing longwave radiation
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Resolution Summary
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1 km at at nadir, <3 km at swath edge
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Swath Summary
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100 km swath
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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8 bands in the 4 - 73 µm wavelength range
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| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
| FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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