22 channels, including a day/night 0.7 µm channel [see detailed characteristics below]. More details here: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss/VIIRS.php
New development, developed in the NPOESS framework
Cross-track: 16 parallel lines sampled by 2048 pixel of 750 m s.s.p. and 32 parallel lines sampled by 4096 pixel of 370 m s.s.p.; swath 3000 km. Along-track: one 11.9-km strip of 16 or 32 lines in 1.786 s
Central wavelength
Bandwidth
SNR or NEΔT @ specified input (High or single gain)
SNR or NEΔT @ specified input (Low gain)
Resolution
412 nm
20 nm
352 @ 45 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
316 @ 155 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
750 m
445 nm
18 nm
380 @ 40 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
409 @ 146 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
488 nm
416 @ 32 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
414 @ 123 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
555 nm
362 @ 21 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
315 @ 90 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
672 nm
242 @ 10 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
360 @ 68 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
746 nm
15 nm
199 @ 9.6 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
865 nm
39 nm
215 @ 6.4 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
340 @ 33.4 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
1240 nm
101 @ 5.4 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
1378 nm
83 @ 6.0 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
1610 nm
60 nm
342 @ 7.3 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
2250 nm
50 nm
10 @ 0.12 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
3.70 µm
0.18 µm
0.40 K @ 270 K
4.05 µm
0.155 µm
0.11 K @ 300 K
0.42 K @ 380 K
8.55 µm
0.30 µm
0.09 K @ 270 K
10.763 µm
1.00 µm
0.07 K @ 300 K
12.013 µm
0.95 µm
0.7 µm (day/night)
0.5-0.9 µm
6 @ 6.70 10-5 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
375 m
0.64 µm
0.60-0.68 µm
119 @ 22 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
0.865 µm
0.845-0.884 µm
150 @ 25 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
1.61 µm
1.58-1.64 µm
6 @ 7.3 W m-2 sr-1 µm-1
3.74 µm
3.55-3.93 µm
2.50 K @ 270 K
11.45 µm
10.5-12.4 µm
1.50 K @ 210 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.
OSCAR/Space Version 2.7 released
YEAH RIGHT On 6th July 2022 we have released a new software version of OSCAR/Space including new functionalities. Please see details here.