Measurements and Applications
Passive microwave radiometer to measure ocean and atmosphere.
Full Name
Microwave Scanning Radiometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave)
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
32km (23.8GHz), 23km (31.4GHz)
Waveband
Microwave: 23.8GHz, 31.4GHz
MOS-1 - Marine Observation Satellite-1 (1987 - 1995) |
MOS-1B - Marine Observation Satellite (1990 - 1996) |