Measurements and Applications
NIRST (two linear microbolometric arrays, respectively sensitive to the TIR bands). It measures the characteristics of high temperature events on land (fires & volcanoes) and sea surface temperatures on selected targets.
Full Name
New Infrared Sensor Technology
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
HDF-5/Geotif
Resolution
Space resol: 450 m (at nadir)
[Best Resolution: 450m]
Swath
Instant: 182 km; Extended: 1000 km
[Max Swath: 1000 km]
Waveband
• Band 1: 3.4-4.2 um
• Band 2: 10.4-11.3 um
• Band 3: 11.4-12.3 um
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
SAC-D/Aquarius - SAC-D/Aquarius (2011 - 2015) |