Measurements and Applications
Measurements of land and sea surface temperature, cloud cover, snow and ice cover, soil moisture and vegetation indices. Data also used for volcanic eruption monitoring. Multi-purpose imagery. 4-channel radiometer covering VIS, NIR, MWIR and TIR, respectively. Digitised version of VHRR (Very High Resolution Radiometer) previously flown on NOAA 2 to 5; 4 channels instead of 2.
Full Name
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
1.1 km IFOV s.s.p. (at Instantaneous Field of View at subsatellite point)
[Best Resolution: 1100m]
Swath
2900km
[Max Swath: 2900 km]
Waveband
VIS: 0.58 - 0.68 µm, NIR: 0.725 - 1.1 µm, MWIR: 3.55 - 3.93 µm, TIR: 10.3 - 11.3 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
NOAA-7 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 7 (1981 - 1986) |
| NOAA-9 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9 (1984 - 1998) |
| NOAA-11 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 11 (1988 - 2004) |
| NOAA-12 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 12 (1991 - 2005) |
| NOAA-13 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 13 (1993 - 1993) |
| NOAA-14 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 14 (1994 - 2005) |