Measurements and Applications
Data on biological and physical processes on the surface of the Earth and in the lower atmosphere, and on global dynamics. Surface temperatures of land and ocean, chlorophyll fluorescence, land cover measurements, cloud cover (day and night).
Full Name
MODerate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Status
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
HDF-EOS
Resolution
Cloud cover: 250 m (day) and 1000 m (night), Surface temperature: 1000 m
[Best Resolution: 250m]
Swath
2330 km
[Max Swath: 2330 km]
Accuracy
Long wave radiance: 100 nW/m2, Short wave radiance: 5%, Surface temperature of land: <1 K, Surface temperature of ocean: <0.2 K, Snow and ice cover: 10%
Waveband
VIS - TIR: 36 bands in range 0.4 - 14.4 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
Terra - Terra (formerly EOS AM-1) (1999 - 2027) |
| Aqua - Aqua (formerly EOS PM-1) (2002 - 2026) |