CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - IR Sounder -
Full Name Infra-red Sounder Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ROSHYDROMET Maturity
Instrument Type Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders Geometry
Instrument Technology Narrow-band channel IR radiometer Sampling Sounding
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Atmospheric temperature profiles and data on cloud parameters, humidity soundings, water vapour, total ozone content, and surface temperatures.
Resolution Summary 20 km (TBC)
Swath Summary 2600 km (TBC)
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VIS - TIR: 3.7 - 15 µm (TBC)
TBD
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions