CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- ATMS
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Full Name
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Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA , NOAA
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Maturity
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Medium Heritage
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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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Open Access
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Data Format
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NetCDF-4, HDF5
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Measurements and Applications
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Collects microwave radiance data that when combined with the CrIS data will permit calculation of atmospheric temperature and water vapour profiles.
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Resolution Summary
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5.2 - 1.1 deg
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Swath Summary
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2300 km
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Accuracy Summary
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0.75 K - 3.60 K
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 22 bands, 23-184 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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