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Water vapour profiler.

Full Name

Special Sensor Microwave Water Vapor Sounder

Status

No longer operational

Instrument Agencies

NOAA, DoD (USA)

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

Approx 48 km

Swath

1500 km

Accuracy

Waveband

Microwave: 91.6, 150, 183.31 (3 channels) (Total 5 channels)

MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

DMSP F-11 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-11 (1991 - 2000)

DMSP F-12 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-12 (1994 - 2004)

DMSP F-14 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-14 (1997 - 2020)

DMSP F-15 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-15 (1999 - 2019)

Category	Parameter
Atmospheric Humidity Fields	Atmospheric specific humidity (LT, HT, TC)
Cloud particle properties and profile	Cloud liquid water (TC)
Liquid water and precipitation rate	Precipitation intensity at the surface (liquid or solid)

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Cloud Properties	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Precipitation	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Water Vapour (upper air)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records