CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - VISSR (GMS-4) -
Full Name Visible and Infra-red Spin Scan Radiometer (GMS-4) Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies JAXA Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry Earth disk scanning
Instrument Technology Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Data used for cloud type and cloud motion detection. Also measures sea surface temperature.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Atmospheric WindsWind speed over land surface (horizontal)
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Surface Wind Speed and direction click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
GMS-4 - Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (1989 - 1995)