CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - MSU-EU -
Full Name Multi-Spectral Radiometer with High Resolution Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies NSAU Maturity
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Multispectral scanner images of land surface.
Resolution Summary Visible: 24 x 34 m
Swath Summary 48 km or 105km; pointable ±30° from nadir
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VIS: 0.5 - 0.6 µm, 0.6 - 0.7 µm (scanning radiometer), NIR: 0.8 - 0.9 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
VegetationVegetation type
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Albedo click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
Sich-1M - Sich-1M (2004 - 2006)