Measurements and Applications
Measures Earth radiation gains and losses on regional, zonal and global scales.
Full Name
Earth Radiation Measurement
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Earth radiation budget radiometers 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Broad-band radiometer
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
L-1 data: HDF 5.0
Swath
2200 km
[Max Swath: 2200 km]
Accuracy
DLR/DSR10 watts/m2 net solar 3 w/m2 OLR 5 w/m2
Waveband
0.2 - 3.8 µm, 0.2 - 50 µm
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
| FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm) |
FY-3A - FY-3A Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2008 - 2018) |
| FY-3B - FY-3B Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2010 - 2020) |
FY-3C - FY-3C Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2013 - 2025) |