CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- AMSU-B
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Full Name
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Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NOAA , UKSA
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Maturity
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High Heritage - Operational
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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All-weather night-day humidity sounding.
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Resolution Summary
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16 km
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Swath Summary
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2200 km
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Accuracy Summary
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Humidity profile: 1 kg/m2,
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 89 GHz, 150 GHz, 183.3± 1.0 GHz (2 bands), 183.3± 3.0 GHz (2 bands), 183.3± 7.0 GHz (2 bands)
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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