| Identifier: | AMSU-B > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit B |
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| Docucomp UUID: | 8293FAD4B88275F2E040AC8C5AB4576F |
| Instrument / Gear: | Instrument |
| Instrument Type: | sounder |
| Description: |
Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: continuous line scanning, Other Information: AMSU-B is a 5 channel cross-track, continuous line scanning, total power microwave radiometer. The instrument has an instantaneous field-of-view of 1.1 degrees. Spatial resolution at nadir is nominally 16 km (9.94 mi). The antenna provides a cross-track scan, scanning +48.95 degrees (-48.95 degrees) from nadir with a total of 90 Earth fields-of-view per scan line. This instrument completes one scan every 8/3 seconds. |
| Record Created: | April 10, 2018 2:05 PM UTC by edmjira.inport@noaa.gov |
| Record Last Modified: | April 10, 2018 2:05 PM UTC by edmjira.inport@noaa.gov |
