Concept information
Preferred term
AMMR
Definition
- The Airborne Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (AMMR) measures thermal microwave emission (in degrees Kelvin of brightness temperature) from surface and atmosphere. The up-looking radiometer at 21 and 37 GHz is a component of AMMR that was developed in the 1970's for precipitation measurements from an aircraft. The entire AMMR assembly covers a frequency range of 10-92 GHz. The 21/37 GHz unit has been flown in many types of aircraft during the past three decades in various field campaigns. It was refurbished during the year 2000 and is ready for flights again. Additional information available at "http://nsidc.org/data/amsr_validation/rainfall/wakasa_bay/AMMR.html" [Summary provided by NSIDC] (en)
Broader concept
- Radiometers (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/3dd67068-9e9f-4a5c-ae4b-799fbb0332ec
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