CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - BTVK -
Full Name Scanning television radiometer Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies ROSHYDROMET Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry
Instrument Technology Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Images of cloud cover, Earth's surface and snow and ice fields.
Resolution Summary VIS: 1.5 km, TIR: 8 km
Swath Summary Full Earth disk
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VIS: 0.4 - 0.7 µm, TIR: 10.5 - 12.5 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Atmospheric WindsWind profile (horizontal)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperatureCloud type
Cloud cover
Liquid water and precipitation ratePrecipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)
Sea ice cover, edge and thicknessSea-ice cover
Sea-ice thickness
Snow cover, edge and depthSnow cover
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Cloud Properties click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Precipitation click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Snow click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Wind speed and direction (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
GOMS/Electro N1 - Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite - 1 (1994 - 1998)