Measurements and Applications
Data collection from in-situ Data Collection Platforms, with location capability.Transponder of messages from self-timed Data Collection Platforms, and location of the platform. Operational on the 4th generation of NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), from TIROS-N to NOAA-14
Full Name
Argos
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
In situ
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Data collection system
Sampling
TIROS N - Television Infrared Observation Satellite (1978 - 1981) |
| NOAA-6 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 6 (1979 - 1987) |
| NOAA-7 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 7 (1981 - 1986) |
| NOAA-8 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 8 (1983 - 1985) |
| NOAA-9 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9 (1984 - 1998) |
| NOAA-10 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10 (1986 - 2001) |