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Instrument details
Acronym AGRI
Full name Advanced Geostationary Radiation Imager
Purpose Multi-purpose imagery and wind derivation by tracking clouds and water vapour features
Short description
  • FY-4B AGRI has 15 channels, balanced VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR and TIR [see detailed characteristics below]. 
  • FY-4C AGRI has 19 channels (details TBD)
  • Only 14 channels on FY-4A.
  • Calibration monitoring here
Background

Replacing S-VISSR flown on FY-2 A to H

Scanning Technique

Mechanical, 3-axis stabilised satellite, E-W continuous, S-N stepping

Resolution From 0.5 to 4 km (see table)
Coverage / Cycle Full disk every 15 min.  Limited areas in correspondingly shorter time intervals
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency CMA
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2017 to 2040
Last update: 2025-03-31
Detailed characteristics

Central wavelength

Spectral interval

SNR or NEΔT @ specified input

IFOV at s.s.p.

Comment

0.47 µm

0.45-0.49 µm

≥90 @ 100% albedo

1 km

0.65 µm

0.55-0.75 µm

≥150 @ 100% albedo

0.5 km

0.825 µm

0.75-0.90 µm

≥200 @ 100% albedo or ≥3 @ 1% albedo

1 km

1.378 µm

1.371~1.386 µm

≥120 @ 100% albedo or ≥2 @ 1% albedo

2 km

1.61 µm

1.58-1.64 µm

≥200 @ 100% albedo or ≥3 @ 1% albedo

2 km

2.25 µm

2.10-2.35 µm

≥200 @ 100% albedo or ≥2 @ 1% albedo

2 km

3.75 µm (high)

3.50-4.00 µm

≤ 0.7 K @ 315 K

2 km

3.75 µm (low)

3.50-4.00 µm

0.2 K @ 300 K or 2.0 K @ 240 K

4 km

6.25 µm

5.80-6.70 µm

0.2 K @ 300 K or 0.9 K @ 240 K

4 km

6.95 

6.75~7.15

0.25K @ 300K or 0.9 K @ 240 K

4 km

Not on FY-4A

7.1 µm/7.42 µm

6.90-7.30 µm/7.24-7.60 µm

0.25 K @ 300 K or 0.9 K @ 240 K

4 km

FY-4A/FY-4B

8.55 µm

8.30-8.80 µm

0.2 K @ 300 K or 0.4 K @ 240 K

4 km

10.80 µm

10.30-11.30 µm

0.2 K @ 300 K or 0.4 K @ 240 K

4 km

12.00 µm

11.50-12.50 µm

0.2 K @ 300 K or 0.4 K @ 240 K

4 km

13.50 µm

13.20-13.80 µm

0.5 K @ 300 K or 0.9 K @ 240 K

4 km

Satellites this instrument is flying on

Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites

Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer
  • Moderate resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • Multi-spectral VIS/IR imagery With rapid repeat cycles [in GEO]
  • Multi-spectral VIS/IR imager with rapid repeat cycles [in GEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Cloud cover
  • Cloud optical depth
  • Cloud top height
  • Cloud top temperature
  • Cloud type
  • Integrated Water Vapour (IWV)
  • Wind (horizontal)
Evaluation of Measurements