WFC Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Scene Context

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Wide Field Camera
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF

Performance Summary

Resolution
IFOV 125 m, Swath 61 km
[Best Resolution: 125m]
Swath
61 km
[Max Swath: 61 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
VIS: 620 to 670 nm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)

Instrument Missions

CALIPSO - Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (2006 - 2023)

Instrument Measurements