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The Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer Type 2 (AVNIR-2) was a sensor on the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS). AVNIR-2 was equipped with a 10-meter resolution sensor designed for observing land and coastal zones. It was part of the ALOS mission from 2006 to 2011.

PropertyValue
Scanning MethodPush Broom
Signal to Noise (S/N)>200
Modulation Transfer Function (MTF)Band-1,2,3: >0.25
Band-4: >0.20
Swath Width70 km (at Nadir)
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Data

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Instrument Type

Spectrometer/Radiometer

Instrument Subtype

Imaging Spectrometer/Radiometer

Specifications

Resolution

Spatial

10 meters at Nadir 

Spectral

Band 1: 0.42 to 0.50 micrometers
Band 2: 0.52 to 0.60 micrometers
Band 3: 0.61 to 0.69 micrometers
Band 4: 0.76 to 0.89 micrometers

Platforms

Related Data Centers/Projects

ASF DAAC

NASA's Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center specializes in collecting, processing, archiving, and distributing synthetic aperture radar data.

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