CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- WVR
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Full Name
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Water Vapor Radiometer
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Sampling
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Atmospheric correction for the GEOSat.FO altimeter (GFO-RA)
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Resolution Summary
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[Best Resolution: 25000m]
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Dual-frequency MW radiometee, 22 and 37 GHz. Sharing the antenna with the radar altimeter
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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