CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- FCI
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Full Name
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Flexible Combined Imager
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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EUMETSAT , ESA
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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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Earth disk 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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Open Access
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Data Format
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NetCDF, BUFR (subset)
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Measurements and Applications
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Measurements of cloud cover, cloud top height, precipitation, cloud motion, vegetation, radiation fluxes, convection, air mass analysis, cirrus cloud discrimination, tropopause monitoring, stability monitoring, total ozone and sea surface temperature.
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Resolution Summary
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VIS0.4=1.0 km, VIS0.5=1.0 km, VIS0.6=1.0 km & 0.5 km, VIS0.8=1.0 km, VIS0.9=1.0 km, NIR1.3=1.0 km, NIR1.6=1.0 km, NIR2.2=1.0 km & 0.5 km, IR3.8=2.0 km & 1.0 km, WV6.3=2.0 km, WV7.3=2.0 km, IR8.7=2.0 km, IR9.7=2.0 km, IR10.5=2.0 km & 1.0 km, IR12.3=2.0 km,
[Best Resolution: 500m]
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Swath Summary
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210 km swath moved alternately W-E and E-W, moving up S-N a swath width at the end of each swath. Full Disc Coverage (FDC) or Local Area Coverage (LAC) possible.
[Max Swath: 210 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Cloud cover: 10%, Cloud top height: 1 km, Cloud top temperature: 1 K, Cloud type: 8 classes, Surface temperature: 0.7-2.0K, Specific humidity profile: 10%, Wind profile (horizontal component): 2 - 10 m/s, Long wave Earth surface radiation: 5 W/m2
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Waveband Summary
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VIS0.4=0.414 - 0.474 µm, VIS0.5=0.49 - 0.53 µm, VIS0.6=0.615 - 0.665 µm, VIS0.8=0.84 - 0.89 µm, VIS0.9=0.904 - 0.924 µm, NIR1.3=1.365 - 1.395 µm, NIR1.6=1.585 - 1.635 µm, NIR2.2=2.225 - 2.275 µm, IR3.8=3.6 - 4 µm, WV6.3=5.8 - 6.8 µm, WV7.3=7.1 - 7.6 µm, I
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| 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) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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