| Instrument | Agency | Missions | Status | Type | Measurements &
applications | Technical characteristics |
HIRAS-1
Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder-1 | NSMC-CMA (CNSA) | Current: FY-3D
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Atmospheric sounding for weather forecasting. |
| Waveband: |
MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 1.1 degree (16 km at nadir) IFOV
Best resolution: 16000 m |
| Swath width: | 2400km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | L-1 data: HDF 5.0 |
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HIRS/4
High Resolution Infra-red Sounder/4 | EUMETSAT, NOAA | Current: Metop-B
Future: -
Complete: Metop-A, NOAA-18, NOAA-19 | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Atmospheric temperature profiles and data on cloud parameters, humidity soundings, water vapour, total ozone content, and surface temperatures. Same as HIRS/3, with 10 km IFOV. |
| Waveband: | VIS - TIR: 0.69 - 14.95 µm (20 channels)
VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 20.3 km
Best resolution: 20300 m |
| Swath width: | 2240 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | Native |
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IKFS-2
IR-Fourier spectrometer | ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET) | Current: Meteor-M N2-4, Meteor-M N2-3
Future: Meteor-M N2-6, Meteor-M N2-5
Complete: Meteor-3M, Meteor-M N2, Meteor-M N2-1, Meteor-M N2-2 | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Atmospheric temperature/humidity profiles, data on cloud parameters, water vapour & ozone column amounts, surface temperature. |
| Waveband: | 5 - 15 µm, more then 5000 spectral channels
TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 35000-100000 m
Best resolution: 35000 m |
| Swath width: | 1000 km; 1500 km; 2000 km; 2500 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | |
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IRS
Thermal and Multispectral Scanner | CAST (INPE) | Current: CBERS-4
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use. |
| Waveband: | 0.5 - 0.9 µm; 1.55 - 1.75 µm, 2.08 - 2.35 µm; 10.4 - 12.5 µm
VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | PAN, SWIR: 40 m, TIR: 80 m
Best resolution: 40 m |
| Swath width: | 120 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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PHyTIR
Prototype HyspIRI Thermal Infrared Radiometer (PHyTIR) | NASA (USGS) | Current: ECOSTRESS-on-ISS
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | This project will use a high-resolution thermal infrared radiometer to measure plant evapotranspiration, the loss of water from growing leaves and evaporation from the soil. |
| Waveband: | TIR: 8-12.5 µm
TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 60 m |
| Swath width: | 360km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF5 |
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Sounder
Sounder | NOAA | Current: GOES-14, EWS-G2 | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Atmospheric soundings and data on atmospheric stability and thermal gradient winds. |
| Waveband: | VIS - TIR: 19 channels
VIS, SWIR, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 10 km
Best resolution: 10000 m |
| Swath width: | Horizon to horizon |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | NetCDF, RAW, GIF, JPEG, etc. |
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Sounder (INSAT)
IR Sounder | ISRO | Current: INSAT-3DS
Future: -
Complete: INSAT-3D, INSAT-3DR | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Atmospheric soundings, atmospheric stability, thermal gradient winds. |
| Waveband: | SWIR: 3.74 - 4.74 µm; MWIR: 6.51 - 11.03 µm; TIR: 12.02 - 14.71 µm; VIS: 0.55 - 0.75 µm
VIS, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 10 x 10 km |
| Swath width: | Full (Full Earth disc sounding), Program (Options provided for for Sector Scans) |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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TANSO-FTS
Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Fourier Transform Spectrometer | JAXA (MOE (Japan)) (NIES (Japan)) | Current: GOSAT
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | CO2 and CH4 distribution. |
| Waveband: | 0.758 - 0.775 µm, 1.56 - 1.72 µm, 1.92 - 2.08 µm, 5.56 - 14.3 µm
NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 10.5 km
Best resolution: 10500 m |
| Swath width: | 1000 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF5 |
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TANSO-FTS-2
Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation - Fourier Transform Spectrometer-2 | JAXA (MOE (Japan)) (NIES (Japan)) | Current: GOSAT-2
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Atmospheric chemistry | CO2, CH4, and CO distribution. |
| Waveband: | 0.754 - 0.772 µm, 1.56 - 1.69 µm, 1.92 - 2.38 µm, 5.55 -8.41 µm, 8.41 - 14.3 µm
NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 9.7km
Best resolution: 9700 m |
| Swath width: | 1000 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF5 |
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TIRS
Thermal Infrared Sensor | USGS (NASA) | Current: Landsat 8
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Measures longwave thermal infrared surface emittance, land cover state, and change. Used as multipurpose imagery for land applications. |
| Waveband: | TIR 10.5 µm and 12 µm
TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 100 m
Best resolution: 100 m |
| Swath width: | 185 km |
| Accuracy: | Absolute geodetic accuracy of 44 m; geometric accuracy of 32 m or better |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | COG, GeoTIFF |
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