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Ocean Ecology

Ocean Land and Colour Instrument (OLCI)

Class:

Flight Project

Status:

Operational

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Launch Date:

2016

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The Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) is the successor to ENVISAT's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) having additional spectral channels, different camera arrangements and simplified on-board processing. The OLCI is a push-broom instrument with five camera modules sharing the field of view. The field of view of the five cameras is arranged in a fan-shaped configuration in the vertical plane, perpendicular to the platform velocity.

      SENTINEL-3 OLCI Instrument (Credit: ESA)