Measurements and Applications
High Sensitivity Camera (HSC) measures top of atmosphere radiance in the VIS spectral range measured by a high sensitivity sensor detects: urban lights, electric storms, polar regions, snow cover, forest fires, sea surveillance.
Full Name
High Sensitivity Camera
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
Geotif
Resolution
200 - 300 m
[Best Resolution: 200m]
Swath
1600 km
[Max Swath: 1600 km]
Waveband
PAN (VIR-NIR): 450 - 900 nm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
SAC-D/Aquarius - SAC-D/Aquarius (2011 - 2015) |