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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- A-DCS3
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Full Name
A-DCS3
aka ARGOS-3
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
CNES
,
NASA
,
NOAA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Data collection
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Data collection system
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF, TESAC, BUFR
Measurements and Applications
Location data by Doppler measurements. Metop-B only providing an ARGOS-2 service since commissioning in 2012 due to satellite cabling problem.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
UHF: 401 MHz, 467 MHz
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions
NOAA-9 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9 (1984 - 1998)
NOAA-10 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10 (1986 - 2001)
NOAA-11 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 11 (1988 - 2004)
NOAA-12 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 12 (1991 - 2005)
NOAA-13 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 13 (1993 - 1993)
NOAA-14 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 14 (1994 - 2005)
NOAA-15 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 15 (1998 - 2018)
NOAA-16 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 16 (2000 - 2014)
NOAA-17 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17 (2002 - 2013)
NOAA-18 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18 (2005 - 2024)
Metop-A - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A (2006 - 2021)
NOAA-19 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19 (2009 - 2024)
Metop-B - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - B (2012 - 2024)
SARAL - Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa (2013 - 2023)
Metop-C - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - C (2018 - 2027)
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