CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MWRI
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Full Name
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Micro-Wave Radiation Imager
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NRSCC , CAST , NSMC-CMA, CNSA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
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Geometry
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Conical scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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L-1 data: HDF 5.0
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Measurements and Applications
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All weather observations of precipitation, cloud features, vegetation, soil moisture sea ice, etc.
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Resolution Summary
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7.5 x 12 km at 150 GHz to 51 x 85 km at 10.65 GHz
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Swath Summary
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1400 km
[Max Swath: 1400 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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12 channels, 6 frequencies: 10.65 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89 GHz, 150 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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