Measurements and Applications
Data used for cloud type and cloud motion detection. Also measures sea surface temperature.
Full Name
Visible and Infra-red Spin Scan Radiometer (GMS-4)
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Earth disk scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
GMS-4 - Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (1989 - 1995) |