Replacing AVHRR/3 on MetOp A/B/C
Derived from a whisk-broom scanner principle, the instrument records 24 image lines simultaneously during each scan across-track with a swath width of ±54 degrees. Swath width approx 2670 km
Channel
Central wavelength
Bandwidth
SNR or NE∆T at specified input
IFOV at s.s.p.
VII-4
443 nm
30 nm
221 @ 42 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
500 m
VII-8
555 nm
20 nm
215 @ 22 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-12
668 nm
66 @ 9.5 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-15
751.5 nm
10 nm
400 @ 28 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-16
762.7 nm
11.5 nm
400 @ 20 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-17
865 nm
60 @ 6.04 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-20
914 nm
250 @ 15 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-22
1240 nm
75 @ 5.4 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-23
1375 nm
40 nm
300 @ 6 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-24
1630 nm
300 @ 7.3 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-25
2250 nm
50 nm
110 @ 1 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
VII-26
3.74 µm
0.18 µm
0.050 K @ 300 K
VII-28
3.959 µm
0.06 µm
0.074 K @ 300 K
VII-30
4.05 µm
VII-33
6.725 µm
0.37 µm
0.215 K @ 238 K
VII-34
7.325 µm
0.29 µm
0.200 K @ 250 K
VII-35
8.54 µm
VII-37
10.69 µm
0.50 µm
VII-39
12.02 µm
VII-40
13.345 µm
0.31 µm
0.200 K @ 260 K
Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites
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.