Measurements and Applications
Precipitation rate, wind speed, sea ice concentration, water vapour, clouds liquid water.
Full Name
MicroWave Radiometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
HDF-5
Waveband
(Ka & K Band) 23.8 GHz V Pol and 36.5 GHz H and V Pol Eight beams per frequency
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| Ka-Band (26.5 to 40 GHz) |
| K-Band (18 to 26.5 GHz) |
SAC-D/Aquarius - SAC-D/Aquarius (2011 - 2015) |