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Instrument details
Acronym
CC
Full name
Cloud Camera
Purpose
Support to the Glory APS spectrophotopolarimeter to discriminate cloud from aerosol
Short description
2 channels centred on 443 and 865 nm
Background
Failed with Glory at launch
Scanning Technique
Pushbroom. Swath 250 km around the sub-satellite track surrounding APS
Resolution
500 m
Coverage / Cycle
Global coverage in 10 days, in daylight
Mass
3 kg
Power
10 W
Data Rate
216 kbps
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2011-03-04 to 2011-03-04
Last update:
2017-03-26
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer Moderate resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
Secondary mission objectives Aerosol volcanic ash Aerosol volcanic ash Total Column Biomass Cloud cover Cloud optical depth Cloud type Downward short-wave irradiance at Earth surface Leaf Area Index (LAI) Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Sea-ice cover Short-wave cloud reflectance Soil moisture at surface Upward short-wave irradiance at TOA Opportunity objectives Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Instrument: CC