SAPHIR Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Cross-track sounder with the objective of measuring water vapour profiles in the troposphere in six layers from 2 - 12 km altitudes.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Sondeur Atmospherique du Profil'd’Humidite Intertropicale par Radiometrie
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
10 km
Swath
2200 km
Accuracy
Waveband
Microwave: 183.3 GHz (6 channels)
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Instrument Missions

MEGHA-TROPIQUES - Megha-Tropiques (2011 - 2021)

Instrument Measurements