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Instrument Descriptions
- AMSU-A
- MHS
- SSMIS
- WindSat
- AMSR-E
- AMSR-2
- SNPP ATMS
- TRMM TMI
- GPM GMI
- Megha-Tropiques MADRAS
- Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR

Algorithm

Product Monitoring

Radiometric Performance
- TB Comparison
- Radiometric Bias Monitoring

Geophysical Performance
- Geophysical Performance Monitoring
- Performance Time Series

Downloads

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Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) - Sensors

This section describes the sensor characteristics (central frequency, bandwidth, polarization, NeDT, etc) of the different instruments for which MIRS is either:

Routinely running (such as SNPP/ATMS)
Configured to run, and was previously run, operationally prior to the end of the satellite/sensor mission, or,
In the process of being applied, or
Planned to be applied to when the sensor is launched (such as JPSS-1/ATMS), or
Configured to run in a strictly research/non-operational mode.

Sensor and satellite status

Operational:: AMSU/MHS (N18, N19, MetopA, MetopB)
ATMS (SNPP)
GMI (GPM)
SAPHIR (Megha-Tropiques)
SSMIS (F17, F18)
Planned operational: ATMS (JPSS-1)
Previously operational:: SSMIS (F16)
Experimental/Research:: AMSR-E (Aqua)
AMSR2 (GCOMW-1)
TMI (TRMM)
WindSat (Coriolis)
Defunct:: MADRAS (Megha-Tropiques)