THE CEOS DATABASE : MISSION, INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS

Data used for cloud type and motion detection wind. Also measures sea surface temperature and atmospheric water vapour.

Full Name

Visible and Infra-red Spin Scan Radiometer (GMS-5)

Status

No longer operational

Instrument Agencies

JAXA, JMA

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

Resolution

Visible: 1.25 km, TIR: 5 km

Swath

Full Earth disk in all channels, every 1 hour

Accuracy

Waveband

VIS: 0.55 - 0.9 µm, TIR: 6.5 - 7 µm, 10.5 - 11.5 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm

VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)

GMS-5 - Geostationary Meteorogical Satellite - 5 (1995 - 2005)

Category	Parameter
Atmospheric Humidity Fields	Atmospheric specific humidity (LT)
Atmospheric Winds	Wind profile (horizontal)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	Cloud type
Liquid water and precipitation rate	Precipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)
Surface temperature (ocean)	Sea surface temperature

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Precipitation	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Sea Surface Temperature	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Wind speed and direction (upper-air)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records