CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- GNSS-RO Receiver
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Full Name
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Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)- Radio Occultation (RO) Receiver
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
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Geometry
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Occultation
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Instrument Technology
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GNSS radio-occultation receiver
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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NetCDF, BUFR
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Measurements and Applications
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Measurement of bending angles of GNSS satellite signals occulted by Earth's atmosphere for retrieval of temperature and humidity profiles.
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Resolution Summary
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0.15 to 1.5 km
[Best Resolution: 150m]
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Bending Angle measurement accruacy: from 1 to 20 mRad (depending on altitude)
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Waveband Summary
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L1/L2/L5
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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