Measurements and Applications
Main objective is monitoring marine biophysical and biochemical parameters. Secondary objectives are related to atmospheric properties such as cloud and water vapour and to vegetation conditions on land surfaces.
Full Name
Medium-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
and Ocean colour instruments
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
Ocean: 1040 x 1200 m, Land & coast: 260 x 300 m
[Best Resolution: 260m]
Swath
1150 km, global coverage every 3 days
Accuracy
Ocean colour bands typical S:N = 1700
Waveband
VIS - NIR: 15 bands selectable across range: 0.4 - 1.05 µm (bandwidth programmable between 0.0025 and 0.03 µm)
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
Envisat - Environmental Satellite (2002 - 2012) |