Click on the links in the Name column to see more information about that instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last updated 27 April 2005<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Characteristics Click on the links in the Name column to see more information about that instrument. Name Orbit Scan geometry Agency \/ Producer Channel frequencies Antenna Diameter Primary Aim FOV freq. range Sampling density Power Mass Platform Launch Date Data rate AMSU-A 830-870 Cross track NOAA \/ Aerojet 23.8, 31.4, 50.3, 52.8, 53.6, 54.4, 54.9, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/aswg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/aswg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/aswg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/aswg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/aswg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/aswg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/aswg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/aswg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Name<\/th> Orbit<\/th> Scan geometry<\/th> Agency \/ Producer<\/th> Channel frequencies<\/th> Antenna Diameter<\/th> Primary Aim<\/th> FOV freq. range<\/th> Sampling density<\/th> Power<\/th> Mass<\/th> Platform<\/th> Launch Date<\/th> Data rate<\/th><\/tr> AMSU-A<\/td> 830-870<\/td> Cross track<\/td> NOAA \/ Aerojet<\/td> 23.8, 31.4, 50.3, 52.8, 53.6, 54.4, 54.9, 55.5, 57.3 (6 chs), 89.0<\/td> 0.2<\/td> T(z)<\/td> 40 \u00b440 km<\/td> 1.5<\/td> 101 W<\/td> 91 kg<\/td> NOAA K, L, M Aqua and METOP<\/td> May 1998<\/td> 2 kbps<\/td><\/tr> AMSU-B<\/td> 830-870<\/td> Cross track<\/td> NOAA \/ Matra Marconi<\/td> 89.0, 150.0, 183.3 (3 chs)<\/td> 0.2<\/td> q(z)<\/td> 16 \u00b416 km<\/td> 9.8<\/td> 90 W<\/td> 60 kg<\/td> \ufffdNOAA K, L, M<\/td> May 1998<\/td> 60 kbps<\/td><\/tr> AMSR-E<\/td> 705<\/td> Conical<\/td> NASDA \/ Mitsubishi<\/td> 6.925, 10.65, 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, 89.0 (all V&H pol)<\/td> 1.6<\/td> Precipitation, CLW, TPW. Also SSWS, SST<\/td> 43\u00b475 km
3.5\u00b45.9 km<\/td>L:0.8
H: 120<\/td><465 W<\/td> 314 kg<\/td> \ufffdAqua<\/td> May 2002<\/td> < 125 kbps<\/td><\/tr> HSB<\/td> 705<\/td> Cross track<\/td> NASA & AEB \/ INPE<\/td> 150.0, 183.3 (3 chs)<\/td> 0.2<\/td> q(z)<\/td> 13.5\u00b413.5 km<\/td> 13.7<\/td> 56 W<\/td> 51 kg<\/td> Aqua<\/td> May 2002<\/td> 4.2 kbps<\/td><\/tr> AMSR<\/td> 803<\/td> Conical<\/td> NASDA \/ Mitsubishi<\/td> 6.92, 10.65, 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, 89.0 (all V&H pol) 50.3 and 52.8 (V only)<\/td> 2.0<\/td> Precipitation, CLW, TPW. Also SSWS, SST<\/td> 40\u00b470 km
3\u00b46 km<\/td>L: 0.9
H: 138.9<\/td>400 W<\/td> 340 kg<\/td> ADEOS II<\/td> Dec. 2002<\/td> 130 kbps<\/td><\/tr> WINDSAT<\/td> 830<\/td> Conical<\/td> US Navy & NPOESS \/ NRL<\/td> 6.8, 10.7, 18.7, 23.8, 37.0 (10.7, 18.7 and 37 polarimetric)<\/td> 1.83<\/td> SSWS and SSWD<\/td> 40\u00b470 km
6\u00b412 km<\/td>L:0.9
H:35<\/td>32 W<\/td> 30 kg<\/td> DoD Coriolis<\/td> \ufffdJan. 2003<\/td> 174 kbps<\/td><\/tr> SSMIS<\/td> 830<\/td> Conical<\/td> US DoD \/ Aerojet<\/td> 19.35 (V&H), 22.24 (V), 37.0 (V&H), 50.3-59.4 (H), 91.66 (V), 150.0 (H), 183.31 (H)<\/td> 0.6<\/td> T(z), q(z), SSWS, TPW, CLW<\/td> 46\u00b474 km
13\u00b416 km<\/td>L: 0.7
H: 12.0<\/td>135 W<\/td> 96 kg<\/td> DMSP F-16, F-17<\/td> May 2003<\/td> 14.2 kbps<\/td><\/tr> MHS<\/td> 830-870<\/td> Cross track<\/td> EUMETSAT<\/td> 89.0, 157.0, 183.3 (2 chs), 190.0<\/td> 0.2<\/td> q(z)<\/td> 16\u00b416 km<\/td> 10<\/td> 95 W<\/td> 65 kg<\/td> NOAA-N, -N\u00b4 and METOP-1, -2, -3<\/td> 2003<\/td> N\/A<\/td><\/tr> ATMS<\/td> 824<\/td> Cross track<\/td> NPOESS \/ BAE systems & Aerojet<\/td> 23.8, 31.4, 50.3, 57.3, 87.0, 91.9, 164, 167, 183 (5 chs)<\/td> 0.6<\/td> T(z), q(z)<\/td> 70\u00b470 km
15.8\u00b415.8 km<\/td>L:0.3
H:10.0<\/td>98 W<\/td> 73 kg<\/td> NPP and NPOESS<\/td> 2005<\/td> 50 kbps<\/td><\/tr> CMIS<\/td> 833<\/td> Conical<\/td> NPOESS \/ Boeing Satellite Systems<\/td> 10.65, 18.7, 36.5 (polarimetric), 50.3, 59.9 (9 chs), 60.4 (5 chs), 89, 166, 183 (3 chs)<\/td> 2.2<\/td> T(z), q(z), SSWS, SSWD, soil moisture<\/td> 40\u00b440 km
1.6\u00b41.6 km<\/td>L: 1.6
H:976<\/td>340 W<\/td> 257 kg<\/td> NPOESS<\/td> 2009<\/td> 280 kbps<\/td><\/tr> SAPHIR<\/td> 867<\/td> Cross track<\/td> CNES<\/td> 183 (H) (*6)<\/td> 0.2m<\/td> q (z)<\/td> 11.3\u00b413.3 km<\/td> 17<\/td> 30 W<\/td> 18 kg<\/td> Mega-Tropiques<\/td> 2006<\/td> N\/A<\/td><\/tr> MADRAS<\/td> 867<\/td> conical<\/td> CNES & ISRO \/ Astrium<\/td> 19 (V&H), 23 (V), 37 (V&H), 85 (V&H), 150 (V&H)<\/td> N\/A<\/td> Precipitation and q(z)<\/td> 56km\u00b456km
7.3\u00b47.3km<\/td>L: 0.8
H: 47<\/td>N\/A<\/td> N\/A<\/td> Mega-Tropiques<\/td> 2006<\/td> N\/A<\/td><\/tr> Aquarius<\/td> N\/A<\/td> Off-nadir at 23.3\u00b0, 33.7\u00b0, 41.7\u00b0 incidence<\/td> NASA<\/td> 1.4<\/td> 4<\/td> SSS<\/td> <100\u00b4100km<\/td> >0.25<\/td> 291 W<\/td> 247 kg<\/td> NASA Pathfinder<\/td> 2007<\/td> 5 kbps<\/td><\/tr> SMOS<\/td> 757<\/td> Cross track<\/td> ESA<\/td> 1.4<\/td> 4.5<\/td> Soil Moisture & SSS<\/td> <50\u00b450km<\/td> <1.0<\/td> N\/A<\/td> <175 kg<\/td> ESA Earth Explorer<\/td> 2007<\/td> N\/A<\/td><\/tr> EGPM<\/td> 635<\/td> conical<\/td> ESA<\/td> 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, 69.0, 157.0 (all V&H except 23.8(V)) & optionally: 10.7, 50.0 – 55.0 (4 chs), 118.75 (4 chs)<\/td> 1.2m<\/td> Precipitation<\/td> 26\u00b426km
5.5\u00b45.5km<\/td>L: 4
H:83<\/td>55 W<\/td> 56 kg<\/td> ESA Earth Explorer<\/td> 2007<\/td> 64 kbps<\/td><\/tr> GMI<\/td> 400<\/td> Conical<\/td> NASA<\/td> 10.65, 18.7, 21.3, 37.0, 89.0 (all V&H) 183 TBD<\/td> N\/A<\/td> Precipitation<\/td> N\/A<\/td> N\/A<\/td> 101 W<\/td> 88 kg<\/td> NASA GPM<\/td> 2008<\/td> 15 kbps<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n