Measurements and Applications
Parameters of clouds, snow, ice and land cover, vegetation, surface temperature, fire detection.
Full Name
Low-resolution multispectral scanning imager-radiometer
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
1000 m
[Best Resolution: 1000m]
Swath
2900 km
[Max Swath: 2900 km]
Waveband
0.5 - 0.7 µm; 0.7 - 1.1 µm; 1.6 - 1.8 µm; 3.5 - 4.1 µm; 10.5 - 11.5 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |