A-DCS4 Instrument

Identifiera-dcs4NamesA-DCS4Aliasesargos-4 About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Data collection and communication system for receiving and retransmitting data from ocean and land-based remote observing platforms/transponders.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
A-DCS4
aka ARGOS-4
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Data collection
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Data collection system
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF-4, TESAC, BUFR

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
UHF: 401 MHz, 467 MHz
Comms (RF) (~0.03 - ~300 GHz)

Instrument Missions

EWS-G1 - Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary - 1 (2006 - 2023) ews-g1_a-dcs4
NOAA-19 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19 (2009 - 2025) noaa-19_a-dcs4
EWS-G3 - Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary - 3 (2009 - 2029) goes-14_a-dcs4
EWS-G2 - Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary - 2 (2010 - 2028) ews-g2_a-dcs4
NPOESS-1 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 1 (2013 - 2020) npoess-1_a-dcs4
NPOESS-2 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 2 (2016 - 2022) npoess-2_a-dcs4
NPOESS-5 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2018 - 2023) npoess-5_a-dcs4
NPOESS-3 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 3 (2018 - 2025) npoess-3_a-dcs4
NPOESS-6 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2019 - 2024) npoess-6_a-dcs4
NPOESS-4 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2020 - 2027) npoess-4_a-dcs4
Free Flyer-2 - JPSS Free Flyer-2 (2021 - 2026) free-flyer-2_a-dcs4
CDARS - CDARS (2022 - 2025) cdars_a-dcs4
OCEANSAT-3 - Ocean Satellite-3 (2022 - 2027) oceansat-3_a-dcs4
METOP-SG B1 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - microwave imaging satellite 1 (2026 - 2035) metop-sg-b1_a-dcs4
METOP-SG B2 - EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - microwave imaging satellite 2 (2033 - 2041) metop-sg-b2_a-dcs4

Instrument Measurements