CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Sondeur Atmospherique du Profil'd’Humidite Intertropicale par Radiometrie
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CNES
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer
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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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Measurements and Applications
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Cross-track sounder with the objective of measuring water vapour profiles in the troposphere in six layers from 2 - 12 km altitudes.
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Resolution Summary
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10 km
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Swath Summary
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2200 km
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 183.3 GHz (6 channels)
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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