CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MVIRS
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Full Name
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Moderate Resolution Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectroradiometer
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NRSCC , CAST , CNSA
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Maturity
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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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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures surface temperature and cloud and ice cover. Used for snow and flood monitoring and surface temperature.
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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VIS - TIR: 0.47 - 12.5 µm (20 channels)
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 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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