Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS)
| VIRS : Visible Infrared Scanner | |||
| Objectives of Measurement | Cloud Distribution | ||
| Parameter/Value | Observation Band:0.63 & 1.6 & 3.75 & 10.8 & 12.0 µm Swath Width: 720 km, Horizontal Resolution:2 km |
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The VIRS is a passive cross-track scanning radiometer which measures scene radiance in five spectral bands operating in the visible through the infrared spectral regions. Comparison of the microwave, visible and infrared data is expected to provide the means whereby precipitation will be estimated more conclusively by visible and infrared data alone.
