CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Aquarius L-Band radiometer
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Full Name
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Aquarius L-Band Radiometer
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA , CONAE
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
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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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Open Access
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Data Format
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HDF-5
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Measurements and Applications
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L-band passive microwave radiometer measures brightness temperature of ocean to retrieve salinity.
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Resolution Summary
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100 km
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Swath Summary
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300 km
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Accuracy Summary
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0.2 psu
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Waveband Summary
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L-band (1.4 GHz)
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| L-Band (2 - 1 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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