Measurements and Applications
Measures thermal microwave radiation. Global measurements of air temp profile, humidity profile, ocean surface winds, rain overland/ocean, ice concentration/age, ice/snow edge, water vapour/clouds over ocean, snow water content, land surface temperature.
Full Name
Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
and Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave)
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Binary, NetCDF
Resolution
Varies with frequency: 25 x 17 km to 70 x 42 km
Swath
1700 km
[Max Swath: 1700 km]
Waveband
Microwave: 19 - 183 GHz (24 frequencies)
DMSP F-16 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-16 (2003 - 2025) |
| DMSP F-17 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-17 (2006 - 2025) |
| DMSP F-18 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-18 (2009 - 2025) |
DMSP F-19 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-19 (2014 - 2016) |
DMSP F-20 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-20 (2020 - 2025) |