SIM-1 Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Solar irradiance monitoring.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Solar Irradiance Monitor-1
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
NSMC-CMA, CNSA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Solar irradiance monitor
Sampling
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
L-1 data: HDF 5.0

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
0.005
Waveband
0.2~50μm
UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 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)
FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm)

Instrument Missions

FY-3A - FY-3A Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2008 - 2018)
FY-3B - FY-3B Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2010 - 2020)

Instrument Measurements