Measurements and Applications
OCTS is an optical radiometer to achieve highly sensitive spectral measurement with 12 bands covering visible and thermal infrared region. In the visible and near-infrared bands, the ocean conditions are observed by taking advantage of spectral reflectance of the dissolved substances in the water and phytoplankton.
Full Name
Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Ocean colour instruments 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Waveband
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
ADEOS - Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (1996 - 1997) |