Measurements and Applications
Global sea-ice concentrations and type (age) and sea surface temperatures; sea surface winds; snowcover; soil moisture; atmospheric water vapor over oceans; and rainfall.
Full Name
Scanning Multi-channel Microwave Radiometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Low Heritage
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
Cross-track/along-track sampling intervals range from 14 km x 14 km to 58 km x 28 km over the wavelength interval.
[Best Resolution: 14000m]
Swath
Forward viewing and scans 390 km to either side of the orbital track
[Max Swath: 780 km]
Waveband
Scanning radiometer operating at frequencies of 37 (0.81 cm), 21 (1.42 cm), 18 (1.66 cm), 10.69 (2.8 cm), and 6.6 (4.54 cm) GHz.
SeaSat - Seafaring Satellite (1978 - 1978) |
| NIMBUS-7 - NIMBUS-7 (1978 - 1994) |