Radiometers
The Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR), is an enhanced version of the Jason-1 Microwave Radiometer (JMR). Like the JMR, it acquires measurements via three separate frequency channels to determine the path delay of the altimeter's radar caused by atmospheric water vapor. This instrument measures radiation from Earth's surface at three frequencies (18, 21 and 37 GHz). Measurements acquired at each frequency are combined to determine atmospheric water vapor and liquid water content. Once the water content is known, we can determine the correction to be applied for radar signal path delays. Additional information on the AMR is available on the AVISO site. [Description Source: NASA JPL Ocean Surface Topography from Space Home Page] Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: AMR Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing Instrument_Type: Spectrometers/Radiometers Instrument_Subtype: Radiometers Short_Name: AMR Long_Name: Advanced Microwave Radiometer End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: OSTM/JASON-2 End_Group Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information Wavelength_Keyword: Microwave Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 18.7, 23.8, and 34 GHz End_Group Online_Resource: http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/ostm-sc-inst.html Online_Resource: http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/en/missions/current-missions/jason-2/instruments/amr/index.html Sample_Image: http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/typo3temp/pics/97616634ad.jpg Creation_Date: 2008-07-10 Group: Instrument_Logistics Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group
AMR