Measurements and Applications
Altimeter data to correct for errors caused by water vapour and cloud-cover. Also measures total water vapour and brightness temperature.
Full Name
Advanced Microwave Radiometer
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Non-scanning MW radiometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF
Resolution
41.6 km at 18.7 GHz, 36.1 km at 23.8 GHz, 22.9 km at 34 GHz
[Best Resolution: 22900m]
Swath
120 deg cone centred on nadir
Accuracy
Total water vapour: 0.2 g/sq cm, Brightness temperature: 0.15 K
Waveband
Microwave: 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 34 GHz
OSTM (Jason-2) - Ocean Surface Topography Mission (2008 - 2019) |
Jason-3 - Jason-3 (2016 - 2025) |