CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- AVHRR/3
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Full Name
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Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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EUMETSAT , 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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Cross-track 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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Native, BUFR
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Measurements and Applications
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Measurements of land and sea surface temperature, cloud cover, snow and ice cover, soil moisture and vegetation indices. Data also used for volcanic eruption monitoring.
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Resolution Summary
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1.1 km
[Best Resolution: 1100m]
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Swath Summary
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3000 km approx, Ensures full global coverage twice daily
[Max Swath: 3000 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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VIS: 0.58 - 0.68 µm, NIR: 0.725 - 1.1 µm, SWIR: 1.58 - 1.64 µm, MWIR: 3.55 - 3.93 µm, TIR: 10.3 - 11.3 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm
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| 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) |
| FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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