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Instrument details
Acronym
MSU-IK-SR
Full name
Multi-channel medium and far IR range radiometer
Purpose
Detection of fire sources
Short description
2-channel radiometer, one in MWIR (3.5-4.1 μm) one in TIR (8.1-9.1 μm).
Background
Evolution of the MSU-200 radiometer flown on KANOPUS-V1. PAN replaced by two IR channels. Supportive of MSS
Scanning Technique
Cross-track scanning, 2000 km swath
Resolution
200 m
Coverage / Cycle
Global coverage in less than 1 day
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2017-10-14 to ≥2022
Last update:
2017-07-28
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 Fire radiative power Fire temperature Secondary mission objectives Cloud top temperature Land surface temperature 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.
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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Cloud cover 4 - fair Infrequent coverage. MWIR and TIR window channels around 3.7 and 11 micrometers
Cloud top temperature 5 - marginal Infrequent coverage. TIR window channel(s) around 11 micrometers
Cloud type 4 - fair Infrequent coverage. MWIR and TIR window channels around 3.7 and 11 micrometers
Fire fractional cover 1 - primary Infrequent coverage.. Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. MWIR and TIR window channels around 3.7 and 11 micrometers
Fire radiative power 1 - primary Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage. MWIR and TIR window channels around 3.7 and 11 micrometers
Fire temperature 1 - primary Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage. MWIR and TIR window channels around 3.7 and 11 micrometers
Land surface temperature 3 - high Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage. MWIR and TIR window channels around 3.7 and 11 micrometers (high sensitivity to high temperature, cloud impact reduction, water vapour correction)
Sea surface temperature 4 - fair Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage.. Affected by sunlight. MWIR window channel(s) (cloud impact reduction)
Instrument: MSU-IK-SR