BackForwardInstrument:  CZI2 

Instrument details
Acronym CZI2
Full name Coastal Zone Imager 2
Purpose Vegetation and coastal zone
Short description 9 channel imager in VIS/NIR [see detailed characteristics below]
Background Enhanced version of CZI
Scanning Technique Pushbroom. 2048 pixels/line, swath: 60 km. Under Sidelooking Conditions: ≥1000km
Resolution Multispectral 20m panchromatic 5 m
Coverage / Cycle 3 days under off nadir views.
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NSOAS
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2023 to 2036
Last update: 2023-12-01
Detailed characteristics

Central wavelength

Bandwidth

S/N

425 nm

50 nm

>300

485 nm

70 nm

>300

555 nm

70 nm

>300

605 nm

40 nm

>300

660 nm

60 nm

>300

725 nm

40 nm

>200

830 nm

120 nm

>200
950 nm

180 nm

>200

625 nm

 350 nm >200
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
  • High resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • Narrow-band or hyperspectral imagers
  • Narrow-band imager (for ocean colour)
  • Hyperspectral imager (for vegetation)
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
  • Ocean chlorophyll concentration
  • Vegetation type
Evaluation of Measurements