BackForwardInstrument:  TIR 

Instrument details
Acronym TIR
Full name Thermal IR Spectrometer
Purpose To study the Earth's surface in the thermal infrared at high spatial resolution.
Short description Three channel IR radiometer with a spatial resolution of 30m. The wavelength of the channels are 8-10.5 um, 10.3-11.3 um and 11.5-12.5 um.
Background A new development.
Scanning Technique Cross-track 300 km swath.
Resolution 30m
Coverage / Cycle Revisits the same spot every 11 days.
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency CAS
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2022 to 0
Last update: 2023-07-03
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
  • Subcomponent 1
  • High-resolution multi-spectral VIS/IR imagers
  • High-resolution multi-spectral VIS/IR imager
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Lake Surface Temperature
  • Land cover
Evaluation of Measurements