Momo's payload



MESSR (Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer)


Wavebands 0.51-0.59 µm (visible): water body mapping
0.61-0.69 µm (visible): vegetation differentiation
0.72-0.80 µm (near IR): imaging through haze
0.80-1.10 µm (near IR): land/water separation
Resolution 50 m
Swath width 100 km

VTIR (Visible and Thermal IR Radiometer)


Wavebands 0.50-0.70 µm (visible): snow. ice and cloud
6-7 µm (water vapor band): upper atmosphere water vapor, cirrus
10.5-11.5 µm (thermal IR): ocean currents. sea surface temperature, snow
10.5-12.5 µm (thermal IR): ocean currents. sea surface temperature, snow
Resolution visible: 0.9 km; others: 2.7 km
Swath width 1500 km

MSR (Microwave Scanning Radiometer)


Wavebands 23.8 +/- 0.2 GHz: water vapor, rain and snowfall
31.4 +/- 0.25 GHz: ice, cloud, snowfall
Resolution 32 km in 23 GHz and 23 in 31 GHz
Swath width 317 km

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