CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MWR
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Full Name
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Microwave Radiometer
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave)  and Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Non-scanning MW radiometer
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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To provide multispectral analysis of hydrological, oceanographic, land use and meteorological parameters. Global imager & SST. Ocean colour.
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Resolution Summary
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20 km
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Swath Summary
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20 km
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Accuracy Summary
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Temperature: 2.6 K
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 23.8 GHz and 36.5 GHz
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| Ka-Band (26.5 to 40 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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