| Instrument | Agency | Missions | Status | Type | Measurements &
applications | Technical characteristics |
Advanced DCS
Advanced Data Collection System | ROSHYDROMET | Current: -
Future: Meteor-MP N1, Meteor-MP N2, Meteor-MP N3
Complete: - | Proposed | Data collection | Collects data on temperature (air/water), atmospheric pressure, humidity and wind speed/direction, speed and direction of ocean and river currents. |
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| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
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Advanced GGAK-M
Advanced Module for Geophysical Measurements (SEM) | ROSHYDROMET | Current: -
Future: Meteor-MP N1, Meteor-MP N2, Meteor-MP N3
Complete: - | Proposed | Space environment and magnetic field | Space Environmental Monitoring (SEM). |
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| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
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Advanced MSU-MR
Advanced Multispectral scanning imager-radiometer | ROSHYDROMET | Current: -
Future: Meteor-MP N1, Meteor-MP N2, Meteor-MP N3
Complete: - | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Parameters of clouds, snow, ice and land cover, vegetation, surface temperature, fire detection. |
| Waveband: | VIS: 0.5 - 0.7 µm; NIR: 0.7 - 1.1 µm; SWIR: 1.6 - 1.8 µm; MWIR: 3.5 - 4.1 µm; TIR: 10.5 - 11.5 µm, 11.5 - 12.5 µm
VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 1 km
Best resolution: 1000 m |
| Swath width: | 3000 km |
| Accuracy: | VIS: 0.5%; IR: 0.1 - 0.2 K |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
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Advanced Radiomet
Advanced Radio-occultation receiver | ROSHYDROMET | Current: -
Future: Meteor-MP N1, Meteor-MP N2, Meteor-MP N3
Complete: - | Proposed | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles with high vertical resolution. |
| Waveband: |
N/A |
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| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
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Advanced Scatterometer
Advanced Scatterometer | ROSHYDROMET | Current: -
Future: Meteor-MP N1, Meteor-MP N2, Meteor-MP N3
Complete: - | Proposed | Scatterometers | Ocean surface wind measurements. |
| Waveband: | C (or X) - band, TBD
MW |
| Spatial resolution: | 25 km
Best resolution: 25 m |
| Swath width: | 1800 km |
| Accuracy: | Wind speed: 2 m/s, direction: 20 grad |
| Data Access: | Very Constrained Access |
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ALADIN-2
Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument - 2 | ESA | Current: -
Future: EPS-Aeolus
Complete: - | Proposed | Lidars | Global wind profiles (single line-of-sight) for an improved weather prediction. |
| Waveband: |
UV |
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AMSI
Advanced Multi-Spectral Instrument | ESA (COM) | Current: -
Future: S2NG-A, S2NG-B
Complete: - | Proposed | High resolution optical imagers | Optical high spatial resolution imagery over land and coastal areas for Copernicus operational services. |
| Waveband: | 21 bands in the VNIR-SWIR
NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 5 m for 4 bands in VNIR, 60 m for 3 dedicated atmospheric correction bands, 10m or 20 m for remaining bands
Best resolution: 5 m |
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| Accuracy: | TBD |
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AOLCI
Advanced Ocean and Land Colour Imager | ESA (EUMETSAT) (COM) | Current: -
Future: S3NGO-B, S3NGO-A
Complete: - | Proposed | | Visible and near-infrared hyperspectral radiometer supporting a wide range of Marine, Land, Atmosphere and Climate Services. Provides enhanced continutity of ocean colour and land colour measurements from OLCI and enhanced synergy with ASLSTR |
| Waveband: | All OLCI bands, plus ~200 bands in 340-1020 nm with variable bandwidth (1.25 to 15 nm). Goal of full 340-1020 spectrum at 1.25-nm resolution.
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 150 m (goal 100 m)
Best resolution: 150 m |
| Swath width: | ~1400km (similar to OLCI) |
| Accuracy: | Max relative uncertainties for water reflectance over ocean: 350 to 400 nm: 0.0057 or 20%, 400 to 600 nm: 0.0020 or 5%, 600 to 710 nm: 0.0007 or 10% |
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AOS-Sky Lidar
Atmosphere Observing System-Sky lidar | NASA | Current: -
Future: AOS-Sky
Complete: - | Proposed | Lidars | Atmospheric lidar for profiling of aerosols and thin ice clouds |
| Waveband: | 532 nm (polarization-sensitive), 1064 nm (polarization sensitive), VIS - NIR
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 100 m horizontal, 10 m vertical
Best resolution: 100 m |
| Swath width: | Nadir only |
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| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | TBD |
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AOS-Sky Microwave Radiometer
Atmosphere Observing System-Sky Microwave Radiometer | NASA | Current: -
Future: AOS-Sky
Complete: - | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | High-frequency passive microwave radiometers for measurement of ice cloud properties, including ice water path. |
| Waveband: | 89-113 GHz, 183 GHz (3 channels), 325 GHz (3 channels), 640-700 GHz (2 channels
MW |
| Spatial resolution: | 10 km horizontal
Best resolution: 10000 m |
| Swath width: | >750 km |
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| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | TBD |
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