microwave radiometer

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• Microwave radiometer — A microwave radiometer (MWR) is a radiometer that measures energy emitted at sub millimetre to centimetre wavelengths (at frequencies of 1 1000 GHz) known as microwaves. Their primary application has been onboard spacecraft measuring atmospheric… …   Wikipedia

• Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer — The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) [pronounced simmer] was a 5 frequency radiometer flown on the Seasat and Nimbus 7 satellites. Both were launched in 1978, with the Seasat mission lasting less than six months until failure of… …   Wikipedia

• Radiometer — A radiometer is a device for measuring the radiant flux (power) of electromagnetic radiation. Generally, the term “radiometer” denotes an infrared radiation detector, yet it also comprises detectors operating on any electromagnetic wavelength,… …   Wikipedia

• Microwave sounding unit — The Microwave sounding unit was the predecessor to the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit. The MSU was first launched aboard the TIROS N satellite in late 1978 and provided global coverage (from Pole to Pole). It carries a 4 channel microwave… …   Wikipedia

• Microwave humidity sounder — The Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) is an instrument launched on NOAA s POES satellite series starting with NOAA 18 launched in May 2005 and European Space Agency s MetOp series starting with MetOp A launched in October 2006. It is a five… …   Wikipedia

• Microwave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture Synthesis — (MIRAS) is the major instrument on the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite (SMOS). MIRAS is a planar antenna composed of a central body (the so called hub) and three telescoping, deployable arms, in total 69 receivers on the Unit. Each… …   Wikipedia

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• Cosmic microwave background radiation — CMB and Cosmic background radiation redirect here. For other uses see CMB (disambiguation) and Cosmic background (disambiguation). Physical cosmology …   Wikipedia

• Special Sensor Microwave/Imager — The Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) is a seven channel, four frequency, linearly polarized passive microwave radiometric system. The instrument measures surface/atmospheric microwave brightness temperatures (TBs) at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0… …   Wikipedia

• Timeline of cosmic microwave background astronomy — Timeline of cosmic microwave background astronomyThermal (non microwave background) temperature predictions* 1896 Charles Edouard Guillaume estimates the radiation of the stars to be 5.6K. [Guillaume, C. E., 1896, La Nature 24, series 2, p. 234,… …   Wikipedia

• Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit — The Advanced microwave sounding unit (AMSU) is a multi channel microwave radiometer installed on meteorological satellites. The instrument examines several bands of microwave radiation from the atmosphere to perform atmospheric sounding of… …   Wikipedia