Description
MERIS (Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) is a programmable, medium-spectral resolution, imaging spectrometer operating in the solar reflective spectral range. Fifteen spectral bands can be selected by ground command. The instrument scans the Earth's surface by the so called 'push-broom' method. Linear CCD arrays provide spatial sampling in the across-track direction, while the satellite's motion provides scanning in the along-track direction. MERIS is designed so that it can acquire data over the Earth whenever illumination conditions are suitable. The instrument's 68.5-degree field-of-view around nadir covers a swath width of 1150 km. This wide field of view is shared between five identical optical modules arranged in a fan shape configuration.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| View this dataset's algorithm theoretical basis document | HTML | NASA Ocean Color Web - Algorithm Description Documentation | Open resource |
| View this dataset's data citation policy | HTML | NASA Ocean Color Web - Data Citation Policy | Open resource |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | MERIS L1B Reduced Resolution (RR) Dataset Landing Page | Open resource |
| View this dataset's processing history | HTML | NASA Ocean Color Web - Processing History | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | NASA Ocean Color Web - Data Distribution Site | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |