| Instrument: VISSR : Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer |
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Associated Platforms SMS-2 SMS-1 GOES-1 GOES-2 GOES-3 Spectral/Frequency Information Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Thermal Number Channels: 1 Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 10.5 μm - 12.6 μm (GOES-1, SMS-1, SMS-2) Wavelength Keyword: Visible Number Channels: 1 Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 0.55 μm - 0.70 μm (GOES-1, SMS-1, SMS-2) Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Thermal Number Channels: 1 Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 10.5 μm - 12.5 μm (GOES-2 and GOES-3) Wavelength Keyword: Visible Number Channels: 1 Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 0.55 μm - 0.75 μm (GOES-2 and GOES-3) Related Data Sets View all records related to this instrument Description The VISSR, flown on SMS-1 and 2, and GOES-1 through 3, was a dual-band (visible and infrared) spin-scanning imaging device utilized for day and night, two-dimensional, cloud cover pictures from a geosynchronous altitude. This sensor permitted day/night observations of clouds and the determination of temperatures, cloud heights, and wind fields. It consisted of one visible channel (.55 to .70um) and one infrared channel (10.5-12.6um). The ground resolution at nadir in the visible was 0.8km while the infrared was much lower at 7km. The swath width is the Earth disc. Entry taken from: Colwell, R.N. (Editor-in-Chief), Manual of Remote Sensing: Second Edition, Volumes I and II, American Society of Photogrammetry, 1983. Cornillon, P., A Guide to Environmental Satellite Data, University of Rhode Island Marine Technical Report 79, 1982. Rao, P.K., S.J. Holmes, R.K. Anderson, J.S. Winston, and P.E. Lehr, Weather Satellites: Systems, Data, and Environmental Applications, American Meteorological Society, Boston, 1990. ISBN 0-933876-66-1 Online Resources http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1975-100A-01 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1977-048A-01 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1978-062A-01 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1974-033A http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1975-011A-04 http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ http://www.raytheon.com/products/vissr/ Instrument Logistics Instrument Owner: USA/NOAA USA/NASA |
