CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- IMAGER
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Full Name
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Imager/MTSAT
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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JMA
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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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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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LRIT/HRIT
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures cloud cover, cloud motion, cloud height, water vapour, rainfall, sea surface temperature and Earth radiation.
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Resolution Summary
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Visible: 1 km, TIR: 4 km
[Best Resolution: 1000m]
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Swath Summary
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Full Earth disk every hour
[Max Swath: 8 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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VIS - SWIR: 0.55 - 0.80 µm, MWIR - TIR: 3.5 - 4 µm, 6.5 - 7 µm, 10.3 - 11.3 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 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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