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Microwave radiometer for humidity sounding of atmosphere.

Full Name

Microwave scanning radiometer

Status

No longer operational

Instrument Agencies

ROSHYDROMET

Maturity

Instrument Type

Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders

Geometry

Instrument Technology

Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer

Sampling

Sounding

Data Access

Data Format

Resolution

25 - 100 km

Swath

1500 m

Accuracy

Waveband

Microwave: 22-94 GHz, 5 channels

MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Meteor-3 N8 - Meteor-3 N8 (1994 - 1998)

Meteor-3M - Meteor-3M (2001 - 2006)

Category	Parameter
Atmospheric Humidity Fields	Atmospheric specific humidity (LT)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	Cloud type
Liquid water and precipitation rate	Precipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	Sea-ice cover
	Sea-ice thickness
Snow cover, edge and depth	Snow cover
Surface temperature (ocean)	Sea surface temperature

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Precipitation	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Sea Surface Temperature	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