CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MVIRI
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Full Name
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METEOSAT Visible and Infra-Red Imager
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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EUMETSAT , ESA
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Maturity
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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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Measurements and Applications
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Measures cloud cover, motion, height, upper tropospheric humidity and sea surface temperature.
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Resolution Summary
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Visible: 2.5 km, Water vapour: 5 km (after processing), TIR: 5 km
[Best Resolution: 2500m]
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Swath Summary
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Full Earth disk in all three channels, every 30 minutes
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Accuracy Summary
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Cloud top height: 0.5 km, Cloud top/ sea surface temperature: 0.7 K, Cloud cover 15%
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Waveband Summary
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VIS - NIR: 0.5 - 0.9 µm, TIR: 5.7 - 7.1 µm (water vapour), 10.5 - 12.5 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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