RTTOV Platforms Supported

Platforms and instruments supported by RTTOV

This page is only updated at the time of each RTTOV release. Coefficients for new sensors are not tied to software releases and are made available as soon as they are ready. Check the coefficients download page to see if new platforms/sensors not listed below are supported.

Table 1: Platforms supported by RTTOV as of November 2022.
Platforms in italics are not yet supported in the latest RTTOV distribution but can be requested.

Platform RTTOV platform IDSatellite ID range
NOAA ("NOAA-5" is TIROS-N)11 - 20
DMSP28 - 19
Meteosat31 - 7
GOES44 - 19
GMS51 - 5
FY-262 - 5, 7
TRMM71
ERS81 - 2
EOS91 - 2
METOP101 - 3
ENVISAT111
MSG121 - 4
FY-1133 - 4
ADEOS142
MTSAT151 - 2
CORIOLIS161
JPSS (SNPP)170
GIFTS181
Sentinel3191 - 2
MeghaTropique201
Kalpana211
Meteor2225
FY-3231 - 4
COMS241
METEOR-M251 - 2
GOSAT261
CALIPSO271
Reserved28
GCOM-W291
NIMBUS301 - 7
Himawari318 - 9
MTG321
Saral331
Metop-SG341
Landsat354, 5, 7, 8
JASON362
GPM371
INSAT-1381 - 4
INSAT-2391 - 5
INSAT-3404 - 5
Reserved41
DSCOVR421
CLARREO431
TICFIRE441
Reserved45
ISS461
HJ1472
GEO-KOMPSAT2481
GCOM-C491
SMOS501
ORS516
FY-4521
TROPICS530
GF5541
HY-2551
CloudSat561
CloudCore571
FORUM581
TEMPEST591
Jason-CS601
Electro-L612
OMS621
Sentinel2631 - 2
CloudCtrl641
Trishna651
SBG661
SAPHIR-HY671
AWS681
CMIMMW691
EarthCARE701
Sentinel5P711
Polsir721
Oceansat731
Microsat2B741

Table 2: Instruments supported by RTTOV as of November 2022.
Sensors in italics are not yet supported in the latest RTTOV distribution but can be requested, as can coefficients for sensors not listed here.
“IR/MW only” refers to coefficient files supporting channels at wavelengths above 3μm;
“UV/VIS/NIR/IR” refers to coefficient files containing ultraviolet/visible/near-IR channels, possibly in addition to IR channels. Note that the v13 predictors support solar radiation so by default these coefficient files include all channels (UV/VIS+IR) where relevant. However, IR-channel-only files are also available to aid users wishing to update from the old v7/8 predictor coefficients which do not support visible/near-IR channels.
* Channels 19-21 are only simulated accurately with Zeeman coefficient files.
The channel order in the coefficient files can be determined using the rttov_coef_info.exe executable (see Annex A in the RTTOV user guide), or by looking at the spectral response function and passband page where the linked page for each sensor shows the channel order in the coefficient file.

SensorRTTOV sensor IDSensor chans => RTTOV chans
(IR/MW-only)		Sensor chans => RTTOV chans
(UV/VIS/NIR/IR)
HIRS01-19 => 1-19-
MSU11-4 => 1-4N/A
SSU21-3 => 1-3-
AMSU-A31-15 => 1-15N/A
AMSU-B41-5 => 1-5N/A
AVHRR53b-5 => 1-31-6 => 1-6
SSMI61-7 => 1-7N/A
VTPR171-8 => 1-8-
Spare8
TMI91-9 => 1-9N/A
SSMIS101-24 => 1-24*N/A
AIRS111-2378 => 1-2378-
HSB121-4 => 1-4N/A
MODIS13(20-25, 27-36) => 1-161-36 => 1-36
ATSR141-3 => 1-31-7 => 1-7
MHS151-5 => 1-5N/A
IASI161-8461 => 1-8461-
AMSR-E171-12 => 1-12N/A
GMS imager181 => 1
1-3 => 1-3		1-2 => 1-2
1-4 => 1-4
ATMS191-22 => 1-22N/A
MVIRI201-2 => 1-2-
SEVIRI214-11 => 1-81-12 => 1-12
GOES imager222-5 => 1-41-5 => 1-5
GOES sounder231-18 => 1-18-
MTSAT imager241-4 => 1-41-5 => 1-5
FY2-3/4 VISSR252-5 => 1-41-5 => 1-5
FY1-MVISR261-3 => 1-3-
CrIS (NSR, Nominal Spectral Resolution)271-1305 => 1-1305-
CrIS FSR (Full Spectral Resolution)281-2211 => 1-2211-
VIIRS2916-22 => 1-71-22 => 1-22
WINDSAT301-16 => 1-16N/A
GIFTS31--
SSM-T1321-7 => 1-7N/A
SSM-T2331-5 => 1-5N/A
SAPHIR341-6 => 1-6N/A
MADRAS351-9 => 1-9N/A
Reserved36
VHRR372-3 => 1-21-3 => 1-3
INSAT imager383-6 => 1-41-6 => 1-6
INSAT sounder391-18 => 1-181-19 => 1-19
MWTS401-4 => 1-4N/A
MWHS411-5 => 1-5N/A
IRAS421-20 => 1-201-26 => 1-26
MWRI431-10 => 1-10N/A
ABI447-16 => 1-101-16 => 1-16
COMS MI452-5 => 1-41-5 => 1-5
MSUMR461-3 => 1-3-
Reserved47
Calipso IIR481-3 => 1-3-
ESA MWR491-2 => 1-2N/A
Reserved50-53
SCAMS541-5 => 1-5N/A
SMMR551-10 => 1-10N/A
AHI567-16 => 1-101-16 => 1-16
MTG IRS571-1960 => 1-1960-
AltiKa581-2 => 1-2N/A
IASI-NG591-16921 => 1-16921-
Landsat TM606 => 1-
MTG FCI619-16 => 1-81-16 => 1-16
AMSR1621-16 => 1-16N/A
AMSR2631-14 => 1-14N/A
FY2-2 VISSR641-2 => 1-2-
SLSTR657-9 => 1-3
(F1+F2 are the same as S7+S8)		1-9 => 1-9
TIRS6610-11 => 1-2-
AMR671-3 => 1-3N/A
OLI68-1-9 => 1-9
IRIS691-862 => 1-862-
ICI701-13 => 1-13N/A
GMI711-13 => 1-13N/A
MWTS2721-13 => 1-13N/A
MWHS2731-15 => 1-15N/A
ASTER7410-14 => 1-5(1-2,3N,3B,4-14) => 1-15
Reserved75
MTVZA-GY761-29 => 1-29N/A
MetImage7711-20 => 1-91-20 => 1-20
MWS781-24 => 1-24N/A
MWI791-26 => 1-26N/A
EPIC80-5-10 => 1-6
MRIR812-5 => 1-4-
SI821-579 => 1-579-
Reserved83-86
MERSI-18720 => 1-
MERSI-28820-25 => 1-61-25 => 1-25
ECOSTRESS891-5 => 1-5-
IRMSS904 => 1
OLCI91-See coef file headers
THIR921-2 => 1-2-
AMI937-16 => 1-101-16 => 1-16
IKFS2941-2701 => 1-2701-
LI95-1-2 => 1-2
SGLI9618-19 => 1-2-
HIRAS NSR (nominal spectral resolution)971-1369 => 1-1369-
GIIRS981-1682 => 1-1682-
AGRI997/8-14 => 1-7
(coefs include only one 3.9um channel)		1-7/8,9-14 => 1-13
(coefs include only one 3.9um channel)
PMR100--
MIRAS1011-2 => 1-2N/A
COWVR1021-12 => 1-12N/A
TROPICS1031-12 => 1-12N/A
VIMS1049-12 => 1-4-
DPR1051-2 => 1-2N/A
HY2 MWRI1061-9 => 1-9N/A
CPR1071 => 1N/A
SAPHIR NG108-N/A
FORUM1091-5001 => 1-5001-
TEMPEST1101-5 => 1-5N/A
Reserved111
VIRR1128-10 => 1-31-10 => 1-10
SIRS1131-14 => 1-14-
HIRAS FSR (full spectral resolution)1141-2275 => 1-2275-
HRIR1151 => 1 (Nimbus 1/2)
2 => 1 (Nimbus 3)		-
1-2 => 1-2
AMR-C1161-6 => 1-6N/A
MSUGS1174-10 => 1-71-10 => 1-10
Reserved 118
GEMS11191-8 => 1-8N/A
Sentinel2 MSI120-1-13 => 1-13
HYMS121-N/A
TIR1221-4 => 1-4-
SBG1231-8 => 1-8-
GOME-2124-1-3142 => 1-3142
SAPHIR-HY1251-600 => 1-600N/A
AWS126-N/A
CMIMMW127-N/A
EarthCARE MSI1287-9 => 1-3-
TROPOMI129--
Sentinel5130--
MERSI-LL1312-7 => 1-6-
MWTS-31321-17 => 1-17-
HIRAS-2133--
Polsir1341-6 => 1-6-
ESMR1351 => 1-
NEMS1361-5 => 1-5-
EarthCARE CPR137--
SSH1381-16 => 1-16-
Reserved139--
FY-3E MWHS-21401-15 => 1-15-
SSTM141--
MicroSat2B MSI1421-6 => 1-6-