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The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/3) is one of the complement of American instruments provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to fly on MetOp-A, B and C.

The AVHRR/3 scans the Earth surface in six spectral bands in the range of 0.58 - 12.5 microns. It provides day and night imaging of land, water and clouds, measures sea surface temperature, ice, snow and vegetation cover.

The AVHRR/3 is a six-channel imaging radiometer that detects energy in the visible and infrared (IR) portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The instrument measures reflected solar (visible and near-IR) energy and radiated thermal energy from land, sea, clouds, and the intervening atmosphere. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view (IFOV) of 1.3 milliradians providing a nominal spatial resolution of 1.1 km (0.69 mi) at nadir. A continuously rotating elliptical scan mirror provides the cross-track scan, scanning the Earth from ± 55.4° from nadir. The mirror scans at six revolutions per second to provide continuous coverage.

The instrument provides spectral and gain improvements to the solar visible channels that provide low light energy detection. Channel 3A, at 1.6 microns, provides snow, ice, and cloud discrimination. Channel 3A will be time-shared with the 3.7-micron channel, designated 3B, to provide five channels of continuous data. An external sun shield and an internal baffle have been added to reduce sunlight impingement into the instrument’s optical cavity and detectors. 


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   Entry_ID: AVHRR-3
   Group: Instrument_Identification
      Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments
      Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing
      Instrument_Type: Spectrometers/Radiometers
      Instrument_Subtype: Imaging Spectrometers/Radiometers
      Short_Name: AVHRR-3
      Long_Name: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3
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   Group: Associated_Platforms
      Short_Name: METOP
      Short_Name: METOP-A
      Short_Name: METOP-B
      Short_Name: NOAA-19
      Short_Name: NOAA-18
      Short_Name: NOAA-17
      Short_Name: NOAA-16
      Short_Name: NOAA-15
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   Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
      Wavelength_Keyword: Near Infrared
      Number_Channels: 3
      Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 0.58 μm - 1.64 μm
      Spectral_Frequency_Resolution: 1.09 km
   End_Group
   Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
      Wavelength_Keyword: Infrared > Thermal
      Number_Channels: 3
      Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 3.55 μm - 12.5 μm
      Spectral_Frequency_Resolution: 1.09 km
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   Online_Resource: http://www2.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/klm/html/c3/sec3-1.htm
   Online_Resource: http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEM9VEG23IE_LPmetop_0.html
   Online_Resource: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/Metop/Instruments/SP_2010053153142514
   Online_Resource: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/instrumentsummary.aspx?instrumentID=403
   Sample_Image: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/poes/instruments/images/enlarged_avhhr.jpg
   Creation_Date: 2008-07-22
   Group: Instrument_Logistics
      Instrument_Owner: USA/NOAA
      Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA
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