ATSR Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Measurements of sea surface temperature, land surface temperature, cloud top temperature and cloud cover, aerosols, vegetation, atmospheric water vapour and liquid water content.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Along Track Scanning Radiometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
UKSA, CSIRO
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

ERS-1 - European Remote Sensing satellite - 1 (1991 - 2000)

Instrument Measurements

CategoryParameter
AerosolsAerosol Extinction / Backscatter (column/profile)
Aerosol optical depth (column/profile)
Aerosol absorption optical depth (column/profile)
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Atmospheric Humidity FieldsAtmospheric specific humidity (LT)
Atmospheric Temperature FieldsAtmospheric temperature (LT)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperatureCloud type
Liquid water and precipitation ratePrecipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)Ocean imagery and water leaving spectral radiance
OzoneO3 Mole Fraction
Radiation budgetShort-wave Earth surface bi-directional reflectance
Surface temperature (land)Land surface temperature
Surface temperature (ocean)Sea surface temperature
VegetationVegetation type
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