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Instrument: MSU-M
Instrument details
Acronym
MSU-M
Full name
Multispectral VNIR radiometer
Purpose
Cloud and vegetation observation
Short description
4-channel VIS/NIR radiometer [see detailed characteristics below]
Background
Consolidated technology
Scanning Technique
Pushbroom, swath 2000 km
Resolution
1.5 km at s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle
Near-global, every day (in daylight)
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period:
1974 to 1976
Last update:
2017-03-27
Detailed characteristics
Central wavelength
Spectral interval
SNR @ specified albedo
0.55 μm
0.5 - 0.6 μm
.… @ …. % albedo
0.65 μm
0.6 - 0.7 μm
.… @ …. % albedo
0.75 μm
0.7 - 0.8 μm
.… @ …. % albedo
0.95 μm
0.8 - 1.1 μm
.… @ …. % albedo
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 optical depth
Secondary mission objectives Aerosol volcanic ash Total Column Cloud top height Cloud type Integrated Water Vapour (IWV) Sea-ice cover
Opportunity objectives Aerosol volcanic ash Biomass Downward short-wave irradiance at Earth surface Fire fractional cover Leaf Area Index (LAI) Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Short-wave cloud reflectance Snow cover Soil moisture at surface Upward short-wave irradiance at TOA Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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