CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - CrIS -
Full Name Cross-track Infrared Sounder Status Operational
Instrument Agencies NOAA Maturity Medium Heritage
Instrument Type Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders Geometry Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology Medium-resolution IR spectrometer Sampling Sounding
Data Access Open Access Data Format HDF5
Measurements and Applications Daily measurements of vertical atmospheric distribution of temperature, moisture, and pressure. MWIR non-operational on Suomi NPP effective 12 July 2021.
Resolution Summary IFOV 14 km diameter, 1 km vertical layer resolution
[Best Resolution: 14000m]
Swath Summary 2200 km
[Max Swath: 2200 km]
Accuracy Summary Temperature profiles: to 0.9 K, Moisture profiles: 20 - 35%, Pressure profiles: 1%
Waveband Summary MWIR - TIR: 3.92 - 4.4 µm, 5.7 - 8.62 µm, 9.1 - 14.7 µm, 1300 spectral channels
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Atmospheric Humidity FieldsAtmospheric specific humidity (LT, HT, TC)
Atmospheric Temperature FieldsAtmospheric temperature (LT, HT, LS, TC)
Atmospheric pressure (over land surface)
Atmospheric pressure (over sea surface)
Trace gases (excluding ozone)CO2 Mole Fraction
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Carbon Dioxide, Methane and other Greenhouse gases click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Pressure (surface) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Temperature (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
Suomi NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (2011 - 2028)
NPOESS-1 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 1 (2013 - 2020)
JPSS-1 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 1 (2017 - 2030)
NPOESS-5 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2018 - 2023)
NPOESS-3 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 3 (2018 - 2025)
JPSS-2 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 2 (2022 - 2030)
JPSS-4 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 4 (2027 - 2034)
JPSS-3 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 3 (2032 - 2039)