174-K Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Vertical profiles of temperature, humidity, and ozone.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Temperature and Humidity Profiler
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
42 km
Swath
1000 km
Accuracy
Waveband
TIR-FIR 18 µm (water absorption), 13.33 µm, 13.70 µm, 14.24 µm, 14.43 µm, 14.75 µm, 15.02 µm (carbon dioxide), 11 µm (transparent), 9.6 µm (ozone)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

Meteor-3 N5 - Meteor-3 N5 (1991 - 2002)
Meteor-2 N24 - Meteor-2 N24 (1993 - 2001)
Meteor-3 N7 - Meteor-3 N7 (1994 - 1995)
Meteor-3 N8 - Meteor-3 N8 (1994 - 1998)

Instrument Measurements