Argos Instrument

IdentifierargosNamesArgos About identifiers

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

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Argos
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
NOAA
Maturity
Instrument Type
In situ
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Data collection system
Sampling
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
 

Instrument Missions

TIROS N - Television Infrared Observation Satellite (1978 - 1981) tiros-n_argos
NOAA-6 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 6 (1979 - 1987) noaa-6_argos
NOAA-7 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 7 (1981 - 1986) noaa-7_argos
NOAA-8 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 8 (1983 - 1985) noaa-8_argos
NOAA-9 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9 (1984 - 1998) noaa-9_argos
NOAA-10 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10 (1986 - 2001) noaa-10_argos

Instrument Measurements

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