Measurements and Applications
ERS are sensors based on miniaturized thermopiles (active area of 5 mm × 5 mm, responsivity of ∼ 0.2 μ V per Wm−2 ) designed to measure the heat flux from a 180° field of view angle.
Full Name
Earth Radiative Sensor
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
UVSQ-LATMOS
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers 
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
2500 km per element
Waveband
0.1–3.0 μm & 0.1–100.0 μm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
UVSQ-Sat NG - UVSQ Next Generation Satellite (2025 - 2030) |