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ATMS Instrument

IdentifieratmsNamesAdvanced Technology Microwave SounderATMS About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Collects microwave radiance data that when combined with the CrIS data will permit calculation of atmospheric temperature and water vapour profiles.

Instrument Summary

Full Name

Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder

Status

Operational

Instrument Agencies

NASA, NOAA

Maturity

Medium Heritage

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

NetCDF-4, HDF5

Performance Summary

Resolution

5.2 - 1.1 deg

Swath

2300 km
[Max Swath: 2300 km]

Accuracy

0.75 K - 3.60 K

Waveband

Microwave: 22 bands, 23-184 GHz

MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Instrument Missions

Suomi NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (2011 - 2029) suomi-npp_atms

NPOESS-1 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 1 (2013 - 2020) npoess-1_atms

NOAA-20 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 20 (2017 - 2034) noaa-20_atms

NPOESS-5 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2018 - 2023) npoess-5_atms

NPOESS-3 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 3 (2018 - 2025) npoess-3_atms

NOAA-21 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 21 (2022 - 2032) noaa-21_atms

QuickSounder - QuickSounder (2027 - 2029) quicksounder_atms

JPSS-4 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 4 (2027 - 2035) jpss-4_atms

JPSS-3 - Joint Polar Satellite System - 3 (2032 - 2039) jpss-3_atms

Instrument Measurements

Thematic Links

Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Land Surface Temperature	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Precipitation	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Pressure (surface)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Temperature (upper-air)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records

Category	Parameter
Atmospheric Humidity Fields	Atmospheric specific humidity (LT, HT, TC)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields	Atmospheric temperature (LT, HT, LS)
	Atmospheric pressure (over land surface)
	Atmospheric pressure (over sea surface)
Cloud particle properties and profile	Precipitation Profile (liquid or solid)
Liquid water and precipitation rate	Precipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)
Ocean surface winds	Wind speed over sea surface (horizontal)
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	Sea-ice cover
Surface temperature (land)	Land surface temperature