CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- MWR
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Full Name
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MicroWave Radiometer
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CONAE
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers 
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Geometry
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Push-broom scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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HDF-5
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Measurements and Applications
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Precipitation rate, wind speed, sea ice concentration, water vapour, clouds liquid water.
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Resolution Summary
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<54 km
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Swath Summary
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380 km
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Accuracy Summary
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.1 K
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Waveband Summary
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(Ka & K Band) 23.8 GHz V Pol and 36.5 GHz H and V Pol Eight beams per frequency
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| Ka-Band (26.5 to 40 GHz) |
| K-Band (18 to 26.5 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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