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Satellite |
Sensors |
Spatial (meters) |
Spectral (micrometers) |
Radiometric |
Temporal (days) |
Acquiring Data |
Orbital Characteristics |
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Imager |
band 1: 1000 |
band 1: .52 - .72 |
10 bit |
(scans contin- |
or near Earth's |
tionary Orbit |
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ary Opera- |
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band 2: 4000 |
band 2:3.78-4.03 |
10 bit |
ental US every |
surface to other |
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tional Envir- |
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band 3: 8000 |
band 3: 6.47-7.02 |
10 bit |
15 min) |
locations |
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onmental |
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band 4: 4000 |
band 4: 10.2-11.2 |
10 bit |
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Satellite) |
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band 5: 4000 |
band 5: 11.5-12.5 |
10 bit |
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GEOS I : |
GEOS |
1000, 4000,8000 |
.55-12.5 (4 bands) |
10 bit |
provides hourly |
1 visible and 18 |
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(8, 10, 11) |
Sounder |
band 1: 1000 |
band 1: .52 - .72 |
10 bit |
19-channel |
infrared channels to |
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band 2: 4000 |
band 2:3.78-4.03 |
10 bit |
soundings |
record data in a N- |
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band 3: 8000 |
band 3: 6.47-7.02 |
10 bit |
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to S swath across |
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band 4: 4000 |
band 4: 10.2-11.2 |
10 bit |
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an E to W path |
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band 5: 4000 |
band 5: 11.5-12.5 |
10 bit |
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SEM |
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(Space |
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Environ- |
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ment |
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Monitor) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Geostationary |
N/A |
same as above |
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GEOS and |
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R(Geostat- |
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tionary |
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Search & |
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Rescue) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Geostationary |
N/A |
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DCS (Data |
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Collection |
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Systems) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Geostationary |
N/A |
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WEFAX |
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(Weather |
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Facsimile) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Geostationary |
N/A |
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VAS |
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(VISSR |
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Atmos- |
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pheric |
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Sounder) |
8000 |
Infrared |
N/A |
Geostationary |
N/A |
same as above |