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Instrument: IR (Meteor-1)
Instrument details
Acronym
IR (Meteor-1)
Full name
Infrared Instrument
Purpose
Cloud observation
Short description
Single channel radiometer, 8-12 µm
Background
New development
Scanning Technique
Cross-track, 1000 km swath
Resolution
15 km at s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle
Global in 1.5 days
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period:
1969 to 1970
Last update:
2013-02-13
Detailed characteristics
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
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives Cloud cover Cloud top temperature
Secondary mission objectives
Opportunity objectives Fire fractional cover Fire radiative power Fire temperature Wind (horizontal) 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,
click on the respective variable.
Note: table can be sorted by clicking on the column headers
Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Cloud cover 5 - marginal No specific limitation. TIR channel(s)
Cloud top temperature 5 - marginal No specific limitation. TIR window channel(s)
Fire fractional cover 5 - marginal Cloud sensitive.. Coarse spatial resolution. TIR channels
Fire radiative power 5 - marginal Cloud sensitive.. Coarse spatial resolution. TIR channels
Fire temperature 5 - marginal Cloud sensitive.. Coarse spatial resolution. TIR channels
Sea surface temperature 5 - marginal Cloud sensitive. TIR window channel(s) around 11 micrometers .
Wind (horizontal) 5 - marginal Limited to high latitudes.. Cloud or water vapour tracers needed. TIR channel(s) around 11 micrometers window