Measurements and Applications
Integrated water vapour, cloud liquid water and precipitation for temperature sounding
Full Name
Millimeter wave Atmosphere Temperature and Humidity Sounder
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Non-scanning MW radiometer
Sampling
Sounding
Resolution
TSU: 30 km
HSU: 20 km
Waveband
TSU: 17 Channel (23.8 and 31.5 GHz, 15 channels are in 50-60 GHz band)
HSU: 6 Channel (5 channels in 167-195 GHz band and an 89 GHz channel)
Ka-Band (26.5 to 40 GHz) |
K-Band (18 to 26.5 GHz) |
ATMSAT-1 - Atmospheric Satellite-1 (2025 - 2029) |