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Freeze/thaw


Measurement Definition*: Flag indicating whether the land surface is frozen or not

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InstrumentStatus/
Accuracy
Instrument DescriptionMeasurement TechnologyTimeline
SGR-ReSI-CDHS
Space GNSS Receiver - Remote Sensing Instrument, CoreDHS avionics
Operational
Ocean winds, waves, soil moisture, flooding, ice, snow. Similar to SGR-ReSI-Z, but with a smaller Zynq, and only supports 2 RF channels, only allowing collection of single frequency and single polarisation.n/a
SGR-ReSI-Z
Space GNSS Receiver - Remote Sensing Instrument (Zynq based)
Being developed
+/-90 %
Ocean winds, waves, soil moisture, flooding, ice, snown/a
* Description adapted from WMO.