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Table 15.6 Summary of future planned thermal infrared satellite instruments 14
Sensor
Satellite orbit
Agency
Expected
launch/activation date
Spatial resolution
at nadir (km)
Sea and land
surface
temperature
radiometer
SLSTR/ATSR-4
Sentinel-3/polar
ESA
2012
1
Second generation
global imager
(SGLI)
GCOM-C1/polar
JAXA
2014
0.5 and 1
Visible infrared
imager
radiometer suite
(VIIRS)
NPOESS/polar
NOAA 2011
~0.4
Infrared imager
MTSAT2/geostationary at
145 ◦ E
JMA
2010
~5
Meteorological
imager
COMS/geostationary
at 128 ◦ E
KMA
2009/10 2nd satellite
2014
4
Infrared imager
GOES13/geostationary
at 105 ◦ W
NOAA 2006 (on-orbit storage) ~5
Infrared imager
GOES14/geostationary
NOAA 2009 (on-orbit storage) ~5
the success of the AATSR IR sensor on EnviSat for producing highly accurate SST,
a capability for satellite IR dual view along track scanning radiometry should be
sustained in an operational context with redundancy (Donlon et al., 2009a).
Finally, there is an increasing need for 1 km resolution, accurate, IR SST level 2
products in GHRSST-L2P format for input into ever higher resolution SST analyses
and coastal ocean models. Table 15.6 summarises future planned thermal infrared
sensors on meteorological satellites capable of measuring sea surface temperatures.
These sensors should ensure the continuity of IR SST into the future.
Acknowledgements Very helpful comments from Dr Claire Spillman and Ms Xinmei Huang
from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology are gratefully acknowledged. The HRPT AVHRR L2P
data presented was provided by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) – an initiative
of the Australian Government being conducted as part of the National Collaborative Research
Infrastructure Strategy.
References
Andreu-Burillo I, Brassington G, Oke P, Beggs H (2010) Including a new data stream in BLUElink
ocean data assimilation system. Aust Meteorol Oceanogr J 59:77–86
14 http://www.ghrsst.org/New-Satellite-Programs-and-GHRSST.html – accessed 18/11/2009.
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Table 15.6 Summary of future planned thermal infrared satellite instruments 14
Sensor
Satellite orbit
Agency
Expected
launch/activation date
Spatial resolution
at nadir (km)
Sea and land
surface
temperature
radiometer
SLSTR/ATSR-4
Sentinel-3/polar
ESA
2012
1
Second generation
global imager
(SGLI)
GCOM-C1/polar
JAXA
2014
0.5 and 1
Visible infrared
imager
radiometer suite
(VIIRS)
NPOESS/polar
NOAA 2011
~0.4
Infrared imager
MTSAT2/geostationary at
145 ◦ E
JMA
2010
~5
Meteorological
imager
COMS/geostationary
at 128 ◦ E
KMA
2009/10 2nd satellite
2014
4
Infrared imager
GOES13/geostationary
at 105 ◦ W
NOAA 2006 (on-orbit storage) ~5
Infrared imager
GOES14/geostationary
NOAA 2009 (on-orbit storage) ~5
the success of the AATSR IR sensor on EnviSat for producing highly accurate SST,
a capability for satellite IR dual view along track scanning radiometry should be
sustained in an operational context with redundancy (Donlon et al., 2009a).
Finally, there is an increasing need for 1 km resolution, accurate, IR SST level 2
products in GHRSST-L2P format for input into ever higher resolution SST analyses
and coastal ocean models. Table 15.6 summarises future planned thermal infrared
sensors on meteorological satellites capable of measuring sea surface temperatures.
These sensors should ensure the continuity of IR SST into the future.
Acknowledgements Very helpful comments from Dr Claire Spillman and Ms Xinmei Huang
from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology are gratefully acknowledged. The HRPT AVHRR L2P
data presented was provided by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) – an initiative
of the Australian Government being conducted as part of the National Collaborative Research
Infrastructure Strategy.
References
Andreu-Burillo I, Brassington G, Oke P, Beggs H (2010) Including a new data stream in BLUElink
ocean data assimilation system. Aust Meteorol Oceanogr J 59:77–86
14 http://www.ghrsst.org/New-Satellite-Programs-and-GHRSST.html – accessed 18/11/2009.