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Identifiermwr-ersNamesMicrowave RadiometerMWR About identifiers

To provide multispectral analysis of hydrological, oceanographic, land use and meteorological parameters. Global imager & SST. Ocean colour.

Full Name

Microwave Radiometer

Status

No longer operational

Instrument Agencies

ESA, EUMETSAT

Maturity

Instrument Type

Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave)

and Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders

Geometry

Nadir-viewing

Instrument Technology

Non-scanning MW radiometer

Sampling

Sounding

Data Access

Open Access

Data Format

Resolution

20 km

Swath

20 km

Accuracy

Temperature: 2.6 K

Waveband

Microwave: 23.8 GHz and 36.5 GHz

MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

ERS-1 - European Remote Sensing satellite - 1 (1991 - 2000) ers-1_mwr-ers

ERS-2 - European Remote Sensing satellite - 2 (1995 - 2011) ers-2_mwr-ers

Envisat - Environmental Satellite (2002 - 2012) envisat_mwr-ers

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Cloud Properties	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Precipitation	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Temperature (upper-air)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air)	click here	click here	EMiR, Version 1 EMiR, Version 1

Category	Parameter
Atmospheric Humidity Fields	Atmospheric specific humidity (LT, HT, TC)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields	Atmospheric temperature (LT, HT, LS)
Cloud particle properties and profile	Cloud liquid water (TC)
	Precipitation Profile (liquid or solid)
	Cloud ice (LT, HT, LS, TC)
	Cloud ice content (at cloud top)
Liquid water and precipitation rate	Precipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)
Ocean surface winds	Wind speed over sea surface (horizontal)
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	Sea-ice cover