BackForwardInstrument:  MWR (SAC-D) 

Instrument details
Acronym MWR (SAC-D)
Full name Micro-Wave Radiometer
Purpose Precipitable water and precipitation rate over the ocean, wind speed, ice observation
Short description 2 frequencies, 3-channels: 23.8 GHz (500 MHz bandwidth, V polarisation) and 36.5 GHz (1 GHz bandwidth, V and H polarisations)
Background New development
Scanning Technique Nadir-pointing, 8 parallel beams for a total swath of 380 km
Resolution 50 km
Coverage / Cycle Global coverage in 1 week
Mass 90 kg Power 97 W Data Rate 19.2 kbps

 

Providing Agency CONAE
Instrument Maturity Backed by strong heritage
Utilization Period: 2011 to 2015
Last update: 2016-11-01
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive microwave radiometer
  • Cross-track, special or non-scanning microwave radiometer
WIGOS Subcomponents No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Integrated Water Vapour (IWV)
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Integrated Water Vapour (IWV)*4 - fairOver sea only.. Along-track only.MW channel(s) in the water vapour band around 23 GHz