Measurements and Applications
Marine and land services.
Full Name
Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
500 m (VNIR/SWIR), 1 km (TIR)
[Best Resolution: 500m]
Swath
1675 km (near-nadir view), 750km (backward view)
[Max Swath: 1675 km]
Accuracy
0.2 K abs., 80 mK rel.
Waveband
9 bands in VNIR/SWIR/TIR
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
Sentinel-3 A - Sentinel-3 A (2016 - 2026) |
| Sentinel-3 B - Sentinel-3 B (2018 - 2028) |
Sentinel-3 C - Sentinel-3 C (2026 - 2036) |
| Sentinel-3 D - Sentinel-3 D (2028 - 2038) |