CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MWI
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Full Name
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Microwave Imager
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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EUMETSAT , ESA
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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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NetCDF-4 and BUFR
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Measurements and Applications
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Measure cloud liquid water content, solid/liquid precipitation information, total column water vapour and temperature profiles, sea ice parameters, sea surface temperature, sea surface wind speed.
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Resolution Summary
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Footprint size 10-30-50km
[Best Resolution: 10000m]
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Swath Summary
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1700km
[Max Swath: 1700 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Radiometric sensitivity below 0.7 - 1.3 K (depending on the channel), radiometric bias below 1.0 K for all channels. Geolocation accuracy: below 2.5km. Liquid Water Path: accuracy better than 50%
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 18 channels between 18.7 GHz to 183 GHz. Channels up to 89GHz measured at both H- and V-polarizations
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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