Instrument: WFC : Wide Field Camera
	Instrument Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument Class: Passive Remote Sensing Instrument Type: Photon/Optical Detectors Instrument Subtype: Cameras

Associated Platforms CALIPSO Spectral/Frequency Information Wavelength Keyword: Visible Number Channels: 1 Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 620-670 nm Related Data Sets View all records related to this instrument Description [Source: NASA CALIPSO project Home Page, http://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/about/payload.php#WFC ] The WFC is a modified version of the commercial off-the-shelf Ball Aerosopace CT-633 star tracker camera. It is a fixed, nadir-viewing imager with a single spectral channel covering the 620-670 nm region, selected to match band 1 of the MODIS (MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument on Aqua. Online Resources http://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/about/payload.php#WFC Instrument Logistics Data Rate: 26 kbps Instrument Owner: USA/NASA