Measurements and Applications
Full Name
Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Cloud profile and rain radars 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
25 km s.s.p.
[Best Resolution: 25000m]
Swath
Electronic: cross-track, swath 3100 km
[Max Swath: 3100 km]
Waveband
Single frequency, 19.35 GHz, single polarisation.
NIMBUS-5 - Nimbus 5 (1972 - 1983) |