(from King D. et al. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 2003, v. 41, 442)

MODIS (Level 2, )(from King D. et al. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 2003, v. 41, 442)

MOD06(from King D. et al. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 2003, v. 41, 442)

ASTER/Terra

MISR/Terra(from Martonchik J. et al. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 1998, v.38, 1212 )

CERES/Terra

CERES data flow diagram. Boxes represent input or output archived data products. Circles represent algorithm processes

Aqua: Earth-Observing SatelliteMODISthe Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

AMSU-A1The Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit

AIRSthe Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

HSBthe Humidity Sounder for Brazil

AMSR-Ethe Advanced MicrowaveScanning Radiometer for EOS

CERESClouds and the Earths Radiant Energy System

AMSU-A2

(), AquaAMSU-AR = 40,5 AIRS/HSBR = 13,5

Comparison of regression retrieval temperature rms errors from AIRS and ATOVSComparison of retrieval water vapor rms percent error from AIRS and ATOVS AIRS/HSB/AMSU(from Goldberg M. et al. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 2003, v.41, 379)

AIRS/HSB/AMSU (from Goldberg M. et al. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 2003, v.41, 379)

AIRS/HSB/AMSU (from Goldberg M. et al. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 2003, v.41, 379)

AMSR-E/Aqua

AIRS/AMSU/HSB data products are availablefrom the Goddard Space Flight Center DAAC athttp://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov.

CERES data products are available from the Langley ResearchCenter DAAC at http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov.

MODIS ocean and atmosphere data products are availablefrom the Goddard Space Flight Center DAAC athttp://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov.

MODIS land data products are available from the EarthResources Observation System (EROS) Data CenterDAAC at http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/landdaac.

MODIS snow and ice data products are available from theNational Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC at http://wwwnsidc.colorado.edu.

AMSR-E data products are available from the NationalSnowand Ice Data CenterDAAC at http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu.

Aura/EOS HIRDLS (High Resolutions Dynamics Limb Sounder)

MLS (Microwave Limb Sounder)

OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument)

TES (Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer)

, AuraAlgorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) available on the EOS Project Science Office home page: http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/for_scientists/atbd/index.php (look under MLS, TES, HIRDLS and OMI).

HIRDLSHigh Resolution Dynamics Limb SounderProfiles of T, O3, H2O, CH4, N2O, NO2, HNO3, N2O5, CFCl3, CF2Cl2, ClONO2Aerosol extinctionLimb IR filter radiometer from 6.2 to 17.761.2 km vertical resolution up to 80 km.MLSMicrowave Limb SounderProfiles of T, H2O, O3, ClO, BrO, HCl, OH, HO2, HNO3, HCN, N2O, CO, HOCl, CH3CNCloud ice.Microwave limb sounder 118 GHz to 2.5 THz1.5-3 km vertical resolutionOMIOzone Monitoring InstrumentColumn O3, SO2, aerosols properties, NO2, BrO, OClO. HCHO, UV-B, cloud top pressure, O3 profiles.Hyperspectral nadir imager, 114 FOV, 270-500 nm, 13x24 km footprint for ozone and AerosolsTESTropospheric EmissionSpectrometerProfiles of T, O3, NO2, CO, HNO3, CH4, H2O.Limb (to 34 km) and nadir IR Fourier transform spectrometer 3.2-15.4Nadir footprint 5.3x8.5 km

:Department of Commerce`s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (US)

Department of Defense (US)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)4. NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System) NPP (Npoess Preparatory Project)

VIIRS Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite CrIS Cross-track Infrared Sounder CMIS Conical-scanning Microwave Imager Sounder OMPS Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite GPSOS Global Positioning System Occultation Sensor SESS Space Environment Sensor Suite Aerosol Polarometer ATMS Advanced Tecnology Microwave Sounder CERES Cloud and Earth`s Radiant Energy System TSIM Total Solar Irradiance Sensor ALT Radar Altimeter SARSAT Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System DCS ARGOS/Data Collection System NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System)

NPP NPOESS

9900010203040506070809101112131415161718

0530DMSPNPOESS

0730-1030DMSP

METOP

Terra

NPP

1330POESNPOESS

Aqua

www.rsi.ca5. RADARSAT-1

RADARSAT-1 , , , (Fine)508500 (Standard)10025500 (Wide)15030500 (Extended High)7525425 (Extended Low)17025250 (ScanSAR Wide)500100500 (ScanSAR Narrow)30050500

RADARSAT-1www.scanex.ru

6. IRS

IRS-1C/1D , , , ( )PAN0,5 0,755,8701 5 LISS-30,520,59231421 2425 0,620,68230,770,8623WIFS0,620,681888101 5

IRS (PAN)www.scanex.ru

7. IKONOS(from Dial G. et al. Rem. Sensing Envir., 2003, v.82, 23)

SpecificationValueOrbit heightOrbit inclinationDescending node timeField of regardRevisit time at mid-latitude

Image sensorsWidth of panchromatic arraysWidth of multispectral arraysField of viewMinimum image lengthMaximum mono image lengthMaximum stereo image lengthRadiometric resolutionPanchromatic ground sample distanceMTF at NyquistMultispectral bandsMultispectral GSDBlue bandpassGreen bandpassRed bandpassNIR bandpass681 km98.1, sun synchronous~ 10:30 a.m., local solar timeUp to 45 off nadir3 days at 60 elevation11 days at 72 elevation141 days at 89 elevationPanchromatic and multispectral13,816 pixels3454 pixels11 km at nadir11 km1000 km400 km11 bits0.82 m at nadir17%Blue, green, red, NIR3.28 m at nadir445516 nm506595 nm632698 nm757853 nm

Relationship between IKONOS revisit intervals, latitude, sensor elevation angles, and GSD(from Dial G. et al. Rem. Sensing Envir., 2003, v.82, 23)

IKONOS(from Dial G. et al. Rem. Sensing Envir., 2003, v.82, 23)