Measurements and Applications
Atmospheric sounding measurements.
Full Name
Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder-3
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
L-1 data: HDF 5.0
Resolution
33 km at s.s.p.
[Best Resolution: 33000m]
Swath
Cross-track: 98 steps of 33 km s.s.p., swath 2700 km
[Max Swath: 2700 km]
Waveband
Microwave: 23.8 - 57.29 GHz (17 channels)
FY-3E - FY-3E Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2021 - 2027) |
| FY-3F - FY-3F Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2023 - 2029) |
| FY-3H - FY-3H Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2025 - 2033) |
FY-3J - FY-3J Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2026 - 2034) |