CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Imager
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Full Name
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Imager
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NOAA
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Maturity
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High Heritage - Operational
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
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Geometry
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Earth disk scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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NetCDF, RAW, GIF, JPEG, etc.
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures cloud cover, atmospheric radiance, winds, atmospheric stability, rainfall estimates. Used to provide severe storm warnings/ monitoring day and night (type, amount, storm features).
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Resolution Summary
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10 km
[Best Resolution: 10000m]
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Swath Summary
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Full Earth disk
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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GOES 8 - 11: VIS: 1 channel (8 detectors), IR: 4 channels: 3.9 µm, 6.7 µm, 10.7 µm and 12 µm, GOES 12 - Q: VIS: 1 channel (8 detectors), IR: 4 channels: 3.9 µm, 6.7 µm, 10.7 µm and 13.3 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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