A SeaWiFS photo of a sirocco from Morocco blowing dust over the Alboran Sea, Gibraltar, and southern Spain
'SeaWiFS' stands for 'Sea'-viewing 'Wi'de
'F'ield-of-view 'S'ensor. It is the only
scientific instrument on
GeoEye's OrbView-2 (AKA SeaStar)
satellite, and was a follow-on experiment to the
Coastal Zone Color Scanner on
Nimbus 7. Launched August 1,
1997 on an
Orbital Sciences Pegasus small
airlaunched
rocket, the instrument began scientific operations on 18
th September 1997. The
sensor resolution is 1.1
km (LAC), 4.5
km (GAC). The sensor records information in the following
optical bands:
| Band | Wavelength |
|---|
| 1 | 402-422 nm |
| 2 | 433-453 nm |
| 3 | 480-500 nm |
| 4 | 500-520 nm |
| 5 | 545-565 nm |
| 6 | 660-680 nm |
| 7 | 745-785 nm |
| 8 | 845-885 nm |
External links
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SeaWiFS Project Home Page
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