AVHRR
E729830
AVHRR is a spaceborne radiometer used on polar-orbiting weather satellites to measure Earth’s surface and atmospheric properties across multiple spectral bands for meteorological and environmental monitoring.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imaging radiometer
ⓘ
meteorological instrument ⓘ remote sensing instrument ⓘ spaceborne radiometer ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataFormat |
Level 1b radiance data
ⓘ
Level 2 geophysical products ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
fire detection ⓘ ice and snow monitoring ⓘ land cover change detection ⓘ oceanographic studies ⓘ sea surface temperature climatologies ⓘ vegetation index time series ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| developer |
NOAA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLaunchOn | TIROS-N satellite ⓘ |
| fullName | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
day and night observation
ⓘ
global coverage ⓘ multispectral imaging ⓘ sea surface temperature retrieval ⓘ vegetation monitoring ⓘ |
| hasSpectralBands |
near-infrared
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shortwave infrared ⓘ thermal infrared ⓘ visible ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
AVHRR/1
NERFINISHED
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AVHRR/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ AVHRR/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ AVHRR/3A NERFINISHED ⓘ AVHRR/3B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures |
Earth surface properties
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albedo ⓘ atmospheric properties ⓘ cloud cover ⓘ cloud top temperature ⓘ land surface temperature ⓘ sea surface temperature ⓘ snow and ice extent ⓘ vegetation index ⓘ |
| operatedOn | polar-orbiting weather satellites ⓘ |
| orbitType |
near-polar
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sun-synchronous ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
environmental monitoring
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meteorological monitoring ⓘ |
| spectralRange | approximately 0.58 to 12.5 micrometers ⓘ |
| swathWidth | approximately 2399 km ⓘ |
| typicalSpatialResolution | approximately 1.1 km at nadir ⓘ |
| usedOn |
MetOp satellites
NERFINISHED
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NOAA polar-orbiting satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ TIROS-N series satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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