CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MSMR
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Full Name
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Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ISRO
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
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Geometry
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Conical scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Sea surface temperature, ocean surface winds, cloud liquid water, precipitation over ocean.
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Resolution Summary
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40 m at 21 GHz to 120 m at 6.6 GHz, Wind speed: 75 x 75 km, Sea surface temparature: 146 x 150 km
[Best Resolution: 40m]
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Swath Summary
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1360 km
[Max Swath: 1360 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Sea surface temparature: 1.5 K, Sea surface wind speed: 1.5 m/s
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 6.6 GHz, 10.6 GHz, 18 GHz and 21 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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