CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MHS
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Full Name
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Microwave Humidity Sounder
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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EUMETSAT
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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BUFR
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Measurements and Applications
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Atmospheric humidity profiles, cloud cover, cloud liquid, water content, ice boundaries and precipitation data.
MHS on NOAA-18 is considered failed following an anomaly on 21 October 2018.
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Resolution Summary
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Vertical: 3 - 7 km, Horizontal: 30 - 50 km
[Best Resolution: 30000m]
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Swath Summary
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1650 km
[Max Swath: 1650 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Cloud water profile: 10 g/m2, specific humidity profile: 10 - 20%
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 89 GHz, 166 GHz and 3 channels near 183 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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