Measurements and Applications
GNSS receiver for atmospheric temperature and humidity profile sounding.
Full Name
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
and Precision orbit
Geometry
Occultation
Instrument Technology
GNSS radio-occultation receiver
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Native
Resolution
Vertical: 150 m (troposphere) and 1.5 km (stratosphere), Horizontal: 100 km approx (troposphere), 300 km approx (stratosphere)
[Best Resolution: 150m]
Swath
Altitude range of 5 - 30 km
[Max Swath: 30 km]
Accuracy
Temperature sounding to 1 K rms
Metop-A - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A (2006 - 2021) |
Metop-B - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - B (2012 - 2027) |
| Metop-C - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - C (2018 - 2027) |