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Identifierrm-08NamesScanning Microwave RadiometerRM-08 About identifiers

Passive microwave images of ocean surface and ice sheets.

Full Name

Scanning Microwave Radiometer

Status

No longer operational

Instrument Agencies

ROSHYDROMET, SSAU

Maturity

Instrument Type

Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave)

Geometry

Side-looking

Instrument Technology

Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer

Sampling

Imaging

Data Access

Data Format

Resolution

15 km

Swath

550 km

Accuracy

3 K temperature sensitivity

Waveband

Microwave: 0.8 cm

MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

OCEAN-01 - OCEAN-01 (1994 - 1996) ocean-01_rm-08

OKEAN-O1 N7 - OKEAN-O1 N7 (1994 - 1996) okean-o1-n7_rm-08

Sich-1 - Sich-1 (1995 - 2001) sich-1_rm-08

Sich-1M - Sich-1M (2004 - 2006) sich-1m_rm-08

Category	Parameter
Atmospheric Humidity Fields	Atmospheric specific humidity (LT)
Cloud particle properties and profile	Cloud liquid water (column/profile)
Liquid water and precipitation rate	Precipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)
Ocean surface winds	Wind vector over sea surface (horizontal)
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	Sea-ice cover
	Sea-ice thickness
Snow cover, edge and depth	Snow cover

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Cloud Properties	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Precipitation	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Snow	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records