Measurements and Applications
Capabilities of the AMR with the addition of an on-board calibrator for high stability wet-tropospheric path delay correction.
Full Name
Advanced Microwave Radiometer for Climate
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Non-scanning MW radiometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF-4
Resolution
41.6 km at 18.7 GHz, 36.1 km at 23.8 GHz, 22.9 km at 34 GHz baseline channels with 5km for higher frequency experimental channels
[Best Resolution: 22900m]
Swath
Nadir-only viewing, associated to the JASON-CS radar altimeter
Accuracy
Total water vapour: 0.2 g/sq cm, Brightness temperature: 0.15 K
Waveband
Microwave: 18.7, 23.8 and 34 GHz. With additional experimental high-frequency channels (90, 130, 168 GHz) for high resolution complementing the SAR mode of Poseidon-4 radar.
Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich - Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (2020 - 2027) |
Sentinel-6 B - Sentinel-6 B (2025 - 2032) |
| Sentinel CRISTAL-A - Copernicus polaR Ice and Snow Topography ALtimeter - A (2028 - 2036) |
| Sentinel CRISTAL-B - Copernicus polaR Ice and Snow Topography ALtimeter - B (2033 - 2041) |
| Sentinel-6 C - Sentinel-6 C (2040 - 2046) |