CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
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Sampling
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Characterize and understand the diurnal variability of tropical and sub-tropical ice clouds
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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