Instrument & agency MissionsStatus Type Measurements & Technical characteristics (& any partners) applications AATSR EnvisatOperational Imaging Measurements of sea surface Waveband: VIS - NIR: 0.555, 0.659, Advanced Along-Track multi-spectral temperature, land surface 0.865µm,SWIR: 1.6µm, Scanning Radiometer radiometers temperature, cloud top MWIR: 3.7µm, TIR: 10.85, (vis/IR) & temperature, cloud cover, BNSC 12µm Multiple direction/ aerosols, vegetation, Spatial resolution: IR ocean channels: 1km x polarisation atmospheric water vapour and 1km, Visible land channels: radiometers liquid water content 1km x 1km Swath width: 500 km Accuracy: Sea surface temperature: <0.5K over 0.5 deg x 0.5 deg (lat/long) area with 80% cloud cover Land surface temperature: 0.1K (relative) ABI GOES-RApproved Imaging multi- Measures cloud cover, The GOES-R Project is in the formulation phase. Advanced Baseline spectral atmospheric radiance, winds, The satellite will comprise improved spacecraft Imager radiometers atmospheric stability, rainfall and instrument technologies, which will result in (vis/IR) estimates. Used to provide more timely and accurate weather forecasts, and NOAA severe storm warnings/ improve support for the detection and monitoring day and night observations of meteorological phenomena that (type, amount, storm features) directly affect public safety, protection of property, and ultimately, economic health and development. ACC SwarmOperational Gravity & Measures the non-gravitational Waveband: N/A Accelerometer Space accelerations, caused for Spatial resolution: 0.1nm/s2 environment example by air-drag, winds, Swath width: N/A ESA Earth albedo and solar Accuracy: 0.1nm/s2 radiation pressure acting on the satellites. In-situ air density measurements together with magnetic data can be used to obtain new insights on the geomagnetic forcing of the upper atmosphere. ACE-FTS SCISAT-1 OperationalAtmospheric Objective is to measure and Waveband: SWIR - TIR: 2 - 5.5 µm, Atmospheric Chemistry chemistry understand the chemical 5.5 - 13 µm Experiment (ACE) processes that control the (0.02cm-1 resolution) mission distribution of ozone in the Spatial resolution: Earth's atmosphere, especially Swath width: CSA at high altitudes. Accuracy: ACRIM II UARSNot Earth radiation Measurements of solar Waveband: UV-FIR:1nm-50µm Active Cavity operational budget luminosity and solar constant. Spatial resolution: Not applicable Radiometer Irradiance radiometer Data used as record of ime Swath width: Not applicable Monitor variation of total solar Accuracy: Measures integrated flux of irradiance, from extreme UV solar radiation to <0.1% NASA through to infra-red ACRIM III ACRIMSATOperational Earth radiation Measurements of solar Waveband: UV - MWIR: 0.15 - 5 µm Active Cavity budget luminosity and solar constant. Spatial resolution: 5 deg FOV Radiometer Irradiance radiometer Data used as record of time Swath width: 55 mins per orbit of full solar Monitor variation of total solar disk data irradiance, from extreme UV Accuracy: 0.1% of full scale NASA through to infra-red A-DCS NPOESS-1, Being Data collection Data collection and The Argos DCS is a data collection relay system ARGOS-Data Collection NPOESS-2, developed communication system for and not an Earth observing instrument. System NPOESS-3, receiving and retransmitting NPOESS-4, data from ocean and land- NOAA NPOESS-5, based remote observing NPOESS-6 platforms/transponders 158 Instrument & agency MissionsStatus Type Measurements & Technical characteristics (& any partners) applications AIRS AquaOperational Atmospheric High spectral resolution Waveband: VIS - TIR: 0.4 - 1.7µm, 3.4 - Atmospheric Infra-red temperature and measurement of temperature 15.4µm, Has approximately Sounder humidity and humidty profiles in the 2382 bands from VIS to TIR sounders atmosphere. Long-wave Earth Spatial resolution: 1.1 degree (13X13 Km at NASA surface emissivity. Cloud nadir) diagnostics. Trace gas profiles. Swath width: +/-48.95 degrees Surface temperatures. Accuracy: Humidity: 20%, Temperature: 1K ALADIN ADM-AeolusPrototype Lidars Primary objective is to provide Waveband: UV: 355nm Atmospheric Laser wind profile measurements for Spatial resolution: 50km (footprint: 70m) Doppler Instrument an improved analysis of global Swath width: 3-D wind fields. Measures Accuracy: 0.5ms-1(0 to 2km), ESA Doppler shift information from 1ms-1(2 to 16km), 2ms-1 molecules and particles (above 16km) advected by the wind ALI NMP EO-1Operational High resolution Measurement of Earth surface Waveband: 10 bands: VIS&NIR: 0.480- Advanced Land Imager optical imagers reflectance. Will validate new 0.690µm, 0.433-0.453µm, technologies contributing to 0.450-0.515µm, NASA cost reduction and increased 0.525-0.605µm, capabilities for future 0.630-0.690µm, missions. ALI comprises a 0.775-0.805µm, wide field telescope and 0.845-0.890µm, multispectral and 1.200-1.300µm, panchromatic instrument SWIR: 1.550-1.750µm, 2.080-2.350µm Spatial resolution: PAN: 10m, VNIR&SWIR: 30m Swath width: 37km Accuracy: SNR @ 5% surf refl Pan:220, Multi 1: 215, Multi 2: 280, Multi 3: 290, Multi 4:240, Multi 4':190, Multi 5':130, Multi 5:175, Multi 7:170 (prototype instrument exceeds ETM+ SNR by a factor of 4 - 8) ALT NPOESS-3, Being Radar altimeters Obtains precise altimeter Waveband: 13.6 and 5.3 GHZ Altimeter NPOESS-6 developed height measurements over Spatial resolution: Along track 15km world's oceans Swath width: 15km NOAA Accuracy: SST height 4cm AMI/SAR/Image ERS-2Operational Imaging All-weather images of ocean, Waveband: Microwave: 5.3 GHz, C band, Active Microwave microwave radars ice and land surfaces. VV polarisation, bandwidth Instrumentation. Image Monitoring of coastal zones, 15.5 ± 0.06 MHz Mode polar ice, sea state, geological Spatial resolution: 30m features, vegetation (including Swath width: 100km ESA forests), land surface Accuracy: Landscape topography: 3m, processes, hydrology. Bathymetry: 0.3m, Sea ice type: 3 classes AMI/SAR/wave ERS-2Operational Imaging Provides measurements of Waveband: Microwave: 5.3GHz (C-band), Active Microwave microwave radars ocean wave spectra VV polarisation Instrumentation. Wave Spatial resolution: 30m mode Swath width: Accuracy: Sea surface wind speed: 3m/s, ESA Significant wave height: 0.2m 159 Instrument & agency MissionsStatus Type Measurements & Technical characteristics (& any partners) applications AMI/scatterometer ERS-2Operational Scatterometers Provides measurements of Waveband: Microwave: 5.3GHz (C-band), Active Microwave wind fields at the ocean VV polarisation Instrumentation. Wind surface, wind direction (range Spatial resolution: Cells of 50km x 50km at 25km mode 0-360 deg), wind speed intervals (range 1m/s - 30m/s) Swath width: 500km ESA Accuracy: Sea surface wind speed: 3m/s, Sea ice type: 2 classes AMSR follow-on GCOM-WPrototype Imaging Provides measurements of Waveband: Microwave: 6.925, 10.65, Advanced Microwave multi-spectral water vapour, cloud liquid 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, 50.3, 52.8, Scanning Radiometer radiometers water, precipitation, winds, 89.0 GHz follow-on (passive sea surface temperature, sea Spatial resolution: 5-50km (dependent on microwave) ice concentration, snow cover, frequency) JAXA soil moisture Swath width: 1600km Accuracy: Sea surface temparature: 0.5K, Sea ice cover: 10%, Cloud liquid water: 0.05kg/m2, Precipitation rate: 10%, Water vapour: 3.5kg/m2 through total column, Sea surface wind speed 1.5m/s AMSR-E AquaPrototype Imaging Provides measurements of Waveband: Microwave: 6.925, 10.65, Advanced Microwave multi-spectral water vapour, cloud liquid 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, 89.0 GHz Scanning Radiometer- radiometers water, precipitation, winds, Spatial resolution: 5-50km (dependent on EOS (passive sea surface temperature, sea frequency) microwave) ice concentration, snow cover Swath width: 1445km JAXA (NASA) and soil moisture Accuracy: Sea surface temparature: 0.5K, Sea ice cover: 10%, Cloud liquid water: 0.05kg/m2, Precipitation rate: 10%, Water vapour: 3.5kg/m2 through total column, Sea surface wind speed 1.5m/s AMSU-A Aqua, OperationalAtmospheric Provides all weather night-day Waveband: Microwave: 15 channels, Advanced Microwave METOP-1, temperature and temperature sounding to an 23.8-89.0GHz Sounding Unit-A METOP-2, humidity altitude of 45km Spatial resolution: 48km METOP-3, sounders Swath width: 2054km NOAA (BNSC) NOAA-15, Accuracy: Temperature profile: 2K, NOAA-16, Humidity: 3kg/m2, NOAA-17, Ice & snow cover: 10% NOAA-N, NOAA-N' AMSU-B NOAA-15, OperationalAtmospheric Provides all weather night-day Waveband: Microwave: 89GHz, 150GHz, Advanced Microwave NOAA-16, temperature and humidity sounding 183.3± 1.0 GHz (2bands), Sounding Unit-B NOAA-17 humidity 183.3± 3.0 GHz (2bands), sounders 183.3± 7.0 GHz (2bands) NOAA (BNSC) Spatial resolution: 16km Swath width: 2200km Accuracy: Humidity profile: 1kg/m2, APS Glory, ProposedAtmospheric Global distribution of natural Waveband: Microwave: 89GHz, 150GHz, Aerosol Polarimetry NPOESS-1, chemistry and anthropogenic aerosols 183.3± 1.0 GHz (2bands), Sensor NPOESS-4 for quantification of the 183.3± 3.0 GHz (2bands), aerosol effect on climate, the 183.3± 7.0 GHz (2bands) NOAA anthropogenic component Spatial resolution: 16km of this effect, and the Swath width: 2200km long-term change of this effect Accuracy: Humidity profile: 1kg/m2, caused by natural and anthropogenic factors 160 Instrument & agency MissionsStatus Type Measurements & Technical characteristics (& any partners) applications Aquarius SAC-D/ ProposedImaging multi- The Aquarius mission will