13 Sea Surface Temperature Measurements from Thermal Infrared Satellite
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Meteosat third generation (MTG)
MTG Imager-1 (2016-12-15 2025-06-15)
MTG Imager-2 (2021-06-15 2029-12-15)
MTG Imager-3 (2025-01-15 2033-07-15)
MTG Imager-4 (2029-06-15 2037-12-15)
VIS/SWIR:
Full earth disk
VIS:
0.5, 1.0 km
0.4 μm
IR:
0.5 μm
2.0 km
0.6 μm
0.8 μm
0.9 μm
NIR:
1.3 μm
1.6 μm
2.2 μm
3.8 μm
6.3 μm
7.3 μm
8.7 μm
9.7 μm
10.5 μm
12.3 μm
13.3 μm
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer, in geostationary orbit
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
MTSAT imager
MTSAT-1, 2 and 3
VIS: 1 km
Full earth disk (every
VIS – SWIR:
TIR: 4 km
hour)
0.55 – 0.80 μm
MWIR – TIR:
3.5 – 4 μm
6.5 – 7 μm
10.3 – 11.3 μm
11.5 – 12.5 μm
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer