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Instrument details
Acronym
IIP
Full name
Infrared Imaging Payload
Purpose
High-resolution land observation in the MWIR range. mostly for hot spot detection
Short description
Single MWIR channel in the range 3-5 μm
Background
Companion of the VIS/NIR Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System (AEISS)
Scanning Technique
Pushbroom - 12 km swath, pointable within a Field of Regard of +/- 45° on each side and fore- and aft-
Resolution
5.5 m s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle
Global in 3 months, or more frequently, down to 3 days, by strategic pointing
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
KARI
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2015 to ≥2021
Last update:
2020-02-26
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer High resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives Fire fractional cover Land surface temperature Secondary mission objectives Fire temperature Sea surface temperature Opportunity objectives Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
The following list indicates which measurements can typically be
retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable,
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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Fire fractional cover 2 - very high Infrequent coverage.. Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. MWIR window channel(s) around 3.7 micrometers
Fire radiative power 3 - high Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage. MWIR window channel(s) around 3.7 micrometers
Fire temperature 3 - high Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage. MWIR window channel(s) around 3.7 micrometers
Land surface temperature 4 - fair Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage.. Affected by sunlight. MWIR window channel(s) around 3.7 micrometers (high sensitivity to high temperature, cloud impact reduction)
Sea surface temperature 4 - fair Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage.. Affected by sunlight. MWIR window channel(s) (cloud impact reduction)
Instrument: IIP