Measurements and Applications
Measures polarization, and directional and spectral characteristics of the solar light reflected by aerosols, clouds, oceans and land surfaces.
Full Name
POLarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Swath
2400 (across track) x 1800 km (along track)
Accuracy
Radiation budget, land surface, Reflectance: 2%
Waveband
VIS - NIR: 0.443 µm, 0.670 µm and 0.865 µm at 3 polarisations; and 0.443 µm, 0.49 µm, 0.565 µm, 0.763 µm, 0.765 µm and 0.91 µm with no polarisation
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
ADEOS-II - Advanced Earth Observing Satellite - II (2002 - 2003) |