13 Sea Surface Temperature Measurements from Thermal Infrared Satellite
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Sea and land surface temperature radiometer (SLSTR)
Sentinel-3A (2012-10-01 2019-10-01)
Sentinel-3B (2015-10-01 2022-10-01)
VNIR/SWIR:
Near-nadir view:
S1
0.555 μm
500 m
1,400 km
S2
0.659 μm
TIR:
Backward view:
S3
0.865 μm
1 km
750 km
S4
1.375 μm
S5
1.61 μm
S6
2.25 μm
S7
3.74 μm
S8
10.95 μm
S9
12 μm
ESA/EC
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
Multispectral visible and infrared scan radiometer (10 channels)
FY-1C and 1D
1.1 km
3,200 km
VIS:
0.43–0.48 μm
0.48–0.53 μm
0.53–0.58 μm
0.58–0.68 μm
NIR:
0.84–0.89 μm
NIR–SWIR:
0.90–0.965 μm
1.58–1.68 μm
3.55–3.93 μm
TIR:
10.3–11.3 μm
11.5–12.5 μm
Chinese Space Agency
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Visible and infra-red scan radiometer (VIRR)
FY-3A
FY-3B
FY-3C
FY-3D
FY-3E
FY-3F
FY-3G
1.1 km
2,800 km
10 channels range 0.43–10.5 μm
Chinese space agency
Visible and infra-red scan radiometer
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer