Measurements and Applications
Measures top-of-atmosphere shortwave radiation (0.2 - 4.0 µm) and total radiation (0.2 - 50 µm). Two additional narrow-band channels (0.5 - 0.7 µm and 11 - 12 µm) allow cloud detection and scene identification.
Full Name
Scanner for Earth's Radiation Budget
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Broad-band radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Accuracy
Absolute: ± 2.5 W/m2/sr, Relative: ± 0.7 W/m2/sr
Waveband
VIS window channel: 0.5 - 0.7 µm, Solar channel UV - SWIR: 0.2 - 4 µm, Total channel UV - FIR: 0.2 - 50 µm, Thermal window channel: 10.5 - 12.5 µm
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
| FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm) |