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 October 2024.
Platforms in italics are not yet supported in the latest RTTOV distribution but can be requested.
| Platform | RTTOV platform ID | Satellite ID range |
|---|---|---|
| NOAA ("NOAA-5" is TIROS-N) | 1 | 1 - 21 |
| DMSP | 2 | 1 - 4, 7 - 19 |
| Meteosat | 3 | 1 - 7 |
| GOES | 4 | 4 - 19 |
| GMS | 5 | 1 - 5 |
| FY-2 | 6 | 2 - 5, 7 - 8 |
| TRMM | 7 | 1 |
| ERS | 8 | 1 - 2 |
| EOS | 9 | 1 - 2 |
| METOP | 10 | 1 - 3 |
| ENVISAT | 11 | 1 |
| MSG | 12 | 1 - 4 |
| FY-1 | 13 | 3 - 4 |
| ADEOS | 14 | 2 |
| MTSAT | 15 | 1 - 2 |
| CORIOLIS | 16 | 1 |
| JPSS (SNPP) | 17 | 0 |
| GIFTS | 18 | 1 |
| Sentinel3 | 19 | 1 - 2 |
| MeghaTropique | 20 | 1 |
| Kalpana | 21 | 1 |
| Meteor | 22 | 25 |
| FY-3 | 23 | 1 - 7 |
| COMS | 24 | 1 |
| METEOR-M | 25 | 1 - 2 |
| Reserved | - | - |
| CALIPSO | 27 | 1 |
| Reserved | 28 | - |
| GCOM-W | 29 | 1 |
| NIMBUS | 30 | 1 - 7 |
| Himawari | 31 | 8 - 9 |
| MTG | 32 | 1 - 2 |
| Saral | 33 | 1 |
| Metop-SG | 34 | 1 - 2 |
| Landsat | 35 | 4, 5, 7 - 9 |
| JASON | 36 | 2 |
| GPM | 37 | 1 |
| INSAT-1 | 38 | 1 - 4 |
| INSAT-2 | 39 | 1 - 5 |
| INSAT-3 | 40 | 4 - 56 |
| Reserved | 41 | - |
| DSCOVR | 42 | 1 |
| CLARREO | 43 | 1 |
| TICFIRE | 44 | 1 |
| Reserved | 45 | - |
| ISS | 46 | 1 |
| HJ1 | 47 | 2 |
| GEO-KOMPSAT2 | 48 | 1 |
| GCOM-C | 49 | 1 |
| SMOS | 50 | 1 |
| ORS | 51 | 6 |
| FY-4 | 52 | 1 - 2 |
| TROPICS | 53 | 0, 3, 5 - 7 |
| GF5 | 54 | 1 |
| HY-2 | 55 | 1 |
| CloudSat | 56 | 1 |
| CloudCore | 57 | 1 |
| FORUM | 58 | 1 |
| TEMPEST | 59 | 0, 1 |
| Jason-CS | 60 | 1 |
| Electro-L | 61 | 2 |
| OMS | 62 | 1 |
| Sentinel2 | 63 | 1 - 2 |
| CloudCtrl | 64 | 1 |
| Trishna | 65 | 1 |
| SBG | 66 | 1 |
| SAPHIR-HY | 67 | 1 |
| AWS | 68 | 1 |
| CMIMMW | 69 | 1 |
| EarthCARE | 70 | 1 |
| Sentinel5P | 71 | 1 |
| Polsir | 72 | 1 |
| Oceansat | 73 | 3 |
| Microsat2B | 74 | 0 |
| GOSAT-GW | 75 | 1 |
| WSF-M | 76 | 1 |
| CO2M | 77 | 1 |
| PREFIRE | 78 | 1 |
| CIMR | 79 | 1 |
| PREFIRE | 80 | 1 |
| Jiheng | 81 | 1 |
| Microsat2C | 82 | 1 |
Table 2: Instruments supported by RTTOV as of October 2024.
Sensors in italics are not yet supported in the latest RTTOV distribution but can be requested, as can coefficients for sensors not listed here.
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.
| Sensor | RTTOV sensor ID | Sensor chans => RTTOV chans |
|---|---|---|
| HIRS | 0 | 1-16 => 1-16 (Nimbus-6) / 1-19 => 1-19 |
| MSU | 1 | 1-4 => 1-4 |
| SSU | 2 | 1-3 => 1-3 |
| AMSU-A | 3 | 1-15 => 1-15 |
| AMSU-B | 4 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| AVHRR | 5 | 1-5 => 1-5 (NOAA-5-14) / 1-6 => 1-6 |
| SSMI | 6 | 1-7 => 1-7 |
| VTPR1 | 7 | 1-32 => 1-32 (1-8 x 4) 4 sets of SRFs for channels 1-8 on the 4 platforms. It is not known which SRF set belongs to which platform. |
| Spare | 8 | - |
| TMI | 9 | 1-9 => 1-9 |
| SSMIS | 10 | 1-24 => 1-24 (Zeeman rtcoef file recommended for channels 19-22) |
| AIRS | 11 | 1-2378 => 1-2378 |
| HSB | 12 | 1-4 => 1-4 |
| MODIS | 13 | 1-36 => 1-36 |
| ATSR | 14 | 1-4 => 1-4 (ERS-1 has 3 additional 12um channels 5,6,7, see headers) 1-7 => 1-7 (ATSR-2/AATSR) |
| MHS | 15 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| IASI | 16 | 1-8461 => 1-8461 |
| AMSR-E | 17 | 1-12 => 1-12 |
| GMS imager | 18 | 1-2 => 1-2 (GMS-1/2/3/4) 1-4 => 1-4 (GMS-5) |
| ATMS | 19 | 1-22 => 1-22 |
| MVIRI | 20 | 1-2 => 1-2 (IR channels) VIS (0.7um channel): variable by platform, multiple channels representing time-evolving SRFs, see coefficient download page |
| SEVIRI | 21 | 1-12 => 1-12 |
| GOES imager | 22 | 1-4 => 2-5 (GOES 8-12) 1-5 => 1-5 (GOES 13-15) |
| GOES sounder | 23 | 1-12 => 1-12 / 1-18 => 1-18 |
| MTSAT imager | 24 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| FY2-3/4 VISSR | 25 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| FY1-MVISR | 26 | 1-3 => 1-3 |
| CrIS (NSR, Nominal Spectral Resolution) | 27 | 1-1305 => 1-1305 |
| CrIS FSR (Full Spectral Resolution) | 28 | 1-2211 => 1-2211 |
| VIIRS | 29 | 1-22 => 1-22 |
| WINDSAT | 30 | 1-16 => 1-16 |
| GIFTS | 31 | - |
| SSM-T1 | 32 | 1-7 => 1-7 |
| SSM-T2 | 33 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| SAPHIR | 34 | 1-6 => 1-6 |
| MADRAS | 35 | 1-9 => 1-9 |
| Reserved | 36 | - |
| VHRR | 37 | 1-3 => 1-3 |
| INSAT imager | 38 | 1-6 => 1-6 |
| INSAT sounder | 39 | 1-19 => 1-19 |
| MWTS | 40 | 1-4 => 1-4 |
| MWHS | 41 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| IRAS | 42 | 1-26 => 1-26 |
| MWRI | 43 | 1-10 => 1-10 |
| ABI | 44 | 1-16 => 1-16 |
| COMS MI | 45 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| MSUMR | 46 | 1-6 => 1-6 |
| Reserved | 47 | - |
| Calipso IIR | 48 | 1-3 => 1-3 |
| ESA MWR | 49 | 1-2 => 1-2 |
| Reserved | 50-53 | - |
| SCAMS | 54 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| SMMR | 55 | 1-10 => 1-10 |
| AHI | 56 | 1-16 => 1-16 |
| MTG IRS | 57 | 1-1953 => 1-1953 |
| AltiKa | 58 | 1-2 => 1-2 |
| IASI-NG | 59 | 1-16921 => 1-16921 |
| Landsat TM | 60 | 1-6 => 1-6 |
| MTG FCI | 61 | 1-16 => 1-16 |
| AMSR1 | 62 | 1-16 => 1-16 |
| AMSR2 | 63 | 1-14 => 1-14 |
| FY2-2 VISSR | 64 | 1-2 => 1-2 |
| SLSTR | 65 | 1-9 => 1-9 (F1+F2 are the same as S7+S8) |
| TIRS | 66 | 1-2 => 1-2 |
| AMR | 67 | 1-3 => 1-3 |
| OLI | 68 | 1-9 => 1-9 |
| IRIS | 69 | 1-862 => 1-862 |
| ICI | 70 | 1-13 => 1-13 |
| GMI | 71 | 1-13 => 1-13 |
| MWTS2 | 72 | 1-13 => 1-13 |
| MWHS2 | 73 | 1-15 => 1-15 |
| ASTER | 74 | (1-2,3N,3B,4-14) => 1-15 |
| Reserved | 75 | - |
| MTVZA-GY | 76 | 1-29 => 1-29 |
| MetImage | 77 | 1-20 => 1-20 |
| MWS | 78 | 1-24 => 1-24 |
| MWI | 79 | 1-26 => 1-26 |
| EPIC | 80 | 5-10 => 1-6 (NB not all UV channels supported yet) |
| MRIR | 81 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| SI | 82 | 1-579 => 1-579 |
| Reserved | 83-86 | - |
| MERSI-1 | 87 | 20 => 1 (no SRF data received for VIS channels) |
| MERSI-2 | 88 | 1-25 => 1-25 |
| ECOSTRESS | 89 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| IRMSS | 90 | 4 => 1 |
| OLCI | 91 | 315 channels in 21 groups (one for each channel) of 15 representing different detector SRFs (see rtcoef file headers) |
| THIR | 92 | 1-2 => 1-2 |
| AMI | 93 | 1-16 => 1-16 |
| IKFS2 | 94 | 1-2701 => 1-2701 |
| LI | 95 | 2 channels corresponding to SRFs at centre of each FOV and edge of each FOV (see user guide) |
| SGLI | 96 | 18-19 => 1-2 (no SRF data received for VIS channels) |
| HIRAS NSR (nominal spectral resolution) | 97 | 1-1369 => 1-1369 |
| GIIRS | 98 | 1-1682 => 1-1682 / 1-1690 => 1-1690 (GIIRS-1 contains a subset of the channels in the GIIRS-2 file and the files are identical for those common channels). |
| AGRI | 99 | 1-7/8,9-14 => 1-13 (FY-4A, coefs include only one 3.9um channel) 1-15 => 1-15 (FY-4B+) |
| PMR | 100 | 9 channels which incorporate view angle, set the zenith angle to zero in simulations |
| MIRAS | 101 | 1-4 => 1-4 |
| COWVR | 102 | 1-12 => 1-12 |
| TROPICS | 103 | 1-12 => 1-12 |
| VIMS | 104 | 9-12 => 1-4 (no SRF data received for VIS channels) |
| DPR | 105 | 1-2 => 1-2 |
| HY2 MWRI | 106 | 1-9 => 1-9 |
| CPR (CloudSat) | 107 | 1 => 1 |
| SAPHIR NG | 108 | - |
| FORUM | 109 | 1-5001 => 1-5001 |
| TEMPEST | 110 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| Reserved | 111 | - |
| VIRR | 112 | 1-10 => 1-10 |
| SIRS | 113 | 1-8 => 1-8 (Nimbus-3) / 1-14 => 1-14 (Nimbus-4) |
| HIRAS FSR (full spectral resolution) | 114 | 1-2275 => 1-2275 |
| HRIR | 115 | 1 => 1 (Nimbus-1/2) / 1-2 => 1-2 (Nimbus-3) |
| AMR-C | 116 | 1-6 => 1-6 |
| MSUGS | 117 | 1-10 => 1-10 |
| Reserved | 118 | - |
| GEMS1 | 119 | 1-16 => 1-16 |
| Sentinel2 MSI | 120 | 1-13 => 1-13 |
| HYMS | 121 | - |
| TIR | 122 | 1-4 => 1-4 |
| SBG | 123 | 1-8 => 1-8 |
| GOME-2 | 124 | 1-3142 => 1-3142 |
| SAPHIR-HY | 125 | 1-600 => 1-600 |
| AWS | 126 | 1-19 => 1-19 |
| CMIMMW | 127 | - |
| EarthCARE MSI | 128 | 7-9 => 1-3 (no SRF data received for VIS channels) |
| TROPOMI | 129 | - |
| Sentinel5 | 130 | - |
| MERSI-LL | 131 | 2-7 => 1-6 (no SRF data received for VIS channel) |
| MWTS-3 | 132 | 1-17 => 1-17 |
| HIRAS-2 | 133 | 1-3041 => 1-3041 |
| Polsir | 134 | 1-6 => 1-6 |
| ESMR | 135 | 1 => 1 (Nimbus-5) / 1-2 => 1-2 (Nimbus-6) |
| NEMS | 136 | 1-5 => 1-5 |
| EarthCARE CPR | 137 | 1 => 1 |
| SSH | 138 | 1-16 => 1-16 |
| Reserved | 139 | - |
| FY-3E MWHS-2 | 140 | 1-15 => 1-15 |
| SSTM | 141 | 1-2 => 1-2 |
| MicroSat2B MSI | 142 | 1-6 => 1-6 |
| AMSR-3 | 143 | 1-21 => 1-21 |
| WSFM MWI | 144 | 1-17 => 1-17 |
| Reserved | 145 | - |
| SCR | 146 | - |
| CO2M CLIM | 147 | 1-3 => 1-3 |
| Reserved | 148 | - |
| PREFIRE TIRS | 149 | - |
| CIMR | 150 | 5 frequencies each at 4 pols (V, H, Stokes 3/4) |
| FY-4 MWS | 151 | - |
| MWRI-RM | 152 | 1-26 => 1-26 |
| MERSI-RM | 153 | 1-8 => 1-8 |
| FY-3 PMR | 154 | 1-2 => 1-2 |
| Jiheng | 155 | 1-18 => 1-18 |
| MERSI-3 | 156 | 1-25 => 1-25 |
| MWRI-2 | 157 | 1-22 => 1-22 |
| AIRS L1C | 158 | 1-2645 => 1-2645 |
| EOIR | 159 | - |