CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- NIRST
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Full Name
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New Infrared Sensor Technology
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CONAE , CSA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
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Geometry
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Push-broom scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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HDF-5/Geotif
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Measurements and Applications
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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.
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Resolution Summary
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Space resol: 450 m (at nadir)
[Best Resolution: 450m]
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Swath Summary
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Instant: 182 km; Extended: 1000 km
[Max Swath: 1000 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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• Band 1: 3.4-4.2 um
• Band 2: 10.4-11.3 um
• Band 3: 11.4-12.3 um
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| 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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