Measurements and Applications
Measures Earth's surface and atmospheric emission in the 50 - 60 GHz oxygen band.
Full Name
Special Sensor Microwave Temperature Sounder
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
174 km diameter beam
Waveband
Microwave: 7 channels in the 50 - 60 GHz range
DMSP F-8 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-8 (1987 - 2006) |
| DMSP F-9 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-9 (1988 - 1991) |
| DMSP F-10 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-10 (1990 - 1993) |
| DMSP F-11 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-11 (1991 - 2000) |
| DMSP F-12 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-12 (1994 - 2004) |
| DMSP F-13 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-13 (1995 - 2015) |
| DMSP F-14 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-14 (1997 - 2020) |
| DMSP F-15 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-15 (1999 - 2019) |