IR Sounder Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Atmospheric temperature profiles and data on cloud parameters, humidity soundings, water vapour, total ozone content, and surface temperatures.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Infra-red Sounder
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
20 km (TBC)
Swath
2600 km (TBC)
Accuracy
Waveband
VIS - TIR: 3.7 - 15 µm (TBC)
TBD

Instrument Missions

Instrument Measurements