MERIS

Medium Resolution Imaging Specrometer Instrument

Satellites

ENVISAT

MERIS websites

Information

ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
IOCCG - Historical Ocean-Colour Sensors
ESA Earth Online - MERIS User Guide
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere

 

Data ordering

NASA Goddard - Ocean Color Web
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT data
Copernicus - Marine env. & monit. Service

MERIS Bands

BandWavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1  (VIS) 0.4125 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 2  (VIS) 0.4425 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 3  (VIS) 0.49 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 4  (VIS) 0.51 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 5  (VIS) 0.56 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 6  (VIS) 0.62 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 7  (VIS) 0.665 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 8  (VIS) 0.68125 0.0075 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 9  (VIS) 0.70875 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 10  (VIS) 0.75375 0.0075 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 11  (VIS) 0.760625 0.0025 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 12  (VIS) 0.77825 0.015 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 13  (NIR) 0.865 0.02 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 14  (NIR) 0.885 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3
Band 15  (NIR) 0.9 0.01 300 (1200) 1150 (575) 3