BackForwardInstrument:  HCMR 

Instrument details
Acronym HCMR
Full name Heat Capacity Mapping Radiometer
Purpose Inference of surface soil moisture through measurement of the thermal inertia
Short description Two-channel VIS/IR radiometer: 0.55-1.1 and 10.5-12.5 ?m
Background Adaptation of the SCMR flown on Nimbus-5
Scanning Technique Cross-track, swath 716 km
Resolution 500 m (VIS) or 600 m (IR) at s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle Global in 4 days (VIS) or 2 days (IR)
Mass 38.9 kg Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity
Utilization Period: 1978 to 1980
Last update: 2013-12-04
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer
  • Moderate resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • VIS/IR imagery; realisation of a Day/Night band [in SSO]
  • VIS/IR imager [in SSO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Soil moisture at surface
Evaluation of Measurements