Profilers/Sounders
2019-10-04 15:45:51.0 [sritz] update Definition (The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument is the next generation cross-track microwave sounder providing atmospheric temperature and moisture for operational weather and climate applications. ATMS is a key instrument that collects microwave radiation from the Earth's atmosphere and surface all day and all night, even through clouds. ATMS currently flies on the Suomi NPP satellite mission and will fly on the JPSS-1 and JPSS-2 satellite missions. More Information: https://www.jpss.noaa.gov/atms.html Mass: approximately 75 kilograms Average Power: 100 W Development Institution: Northrop Grumman ATMS Sensor Lead: Edward Kim, NASA GSFC Purpose: To provide sounding profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: ATMS Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing Instrument_Type: Profilers/Sounders Short_Name: ATMS Long_Name: Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: SUOMI-NPP Short_Name: JPSS-1 End_Group Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information Wavelength_Keyword: Microwave Number_Channels: 22 Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 23.8 GHz to 183.31 ± GHz End_Group Online_Resource: https://www.jpss.noaa.gov/atms.html Creation_Date: 2008-11-17 Group: Instrument_Logistics Instrument_Owner: USA/NOAA Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group);
ATMS
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument is the next generation cross-track microwave sounder providing atmospheric temperature and moisture for operational weather and climate applications. ATMS is a key instrument that collects microwave radiation from the Earth's atmosphere and surface all day and all night, even through clouds. ATMS currently flies on the Suomi NPP satellite mission and will fly on the JPSS-1 and JPSS-2 satellite missions. More Information: https://www.jpss.noaa.gov/atms.html Mass: approximately 75 kilograms Average Power: 100 W Development Institution: Northrop Grumman ATMS Sensor Lead: Edward Kim, NASA GSFC Purpose: To provide sounding profiles of atmospheric temperature and moisture Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: ATMS Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing Instrument_Type: Profilers/Sounders Short_Name: ATMS Long_Name: Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: SUOMI-NPP Short_Name: JPSS-1 End_Group Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information Wavelength_Keyword: Microwave Number_Channels: 22 Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 23.8 GHz to 183.31 ± GHz End_Group Online_Resource: https://www.jpss.noaa.gov/atms.html Creation_Date: 2008-11-17 Group: Instrument_Logistics Instrument_Owner: USA/NOAA Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group