CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Sounder (INSAT)
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Full Name
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IR Sounder
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ISRO
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
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Geometry
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TBD
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Instrument Technology
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Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Atmospheric soundings, atmospheric stability, thermal gradient winds.
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Resolution Summary
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10 x 10 km
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Swath Summary
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Full (Full Earth disc sounding), Program (Options provided for for Sector Scans)
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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SWIR: 3.74 - 4.74 µm; MWIR: 6.51 - 11.03 µm; TIR: 12.02 - 14.71 µm; VIS: 0.55 - 0.75 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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