CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - ASLSTR -
Full Name Advanced Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies ESA, EUMETSAT, COM Maturity
Instrument Type Geometry
Instrument Technology Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Dual-view conical scanner with channels in the VIS, NIR SWIR TIR, supporting a wide range of Marine, Land, Atmosphere and Climate Services. Provides enhanced continutity of SST and LST measurements from SLSTR and enhanced synergy with AOLCI
Resolution Summary 500 m (goal 250 m)
[Best Resolution: 500m]
Swath Summary ~1400km nadir, ~750km dual view (similar to SLSTR)
[Max Swath: 1400 km]
Accuracy Summary Total standard uncertainty of global dual-view SST measurements ≤ 0.1K (goal ≤0.05K)
Waveband Summary All SLSTR channels plus additional channels at 0.44 µm, 1.24 µm, 8.7 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Instrument Missions
S3NGO-A - Sentinel-3 Next Generation Optical A (2034 - 2042)
S3NGO-B - Sentinel-3 Next Generation Optical B (2036 - 2044)