[Sensor_Name: Short_Name='MSU']
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Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder
Entry ID:
gov.noaa.class.TOVS
Summary
Abstract:
ABSTRACT: The TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) system consisted of three instruments: the High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder Version 2 (HIRS/2), the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) and the Stratospheric Sounding Unit (SSU). This system was onboard the NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 and TIROS-N satellites. The Advanced TOVS (ATOVS) replaced the TOVS instruments starting from NOAA-15 onwards. ...
 Purpose: PURPOSE: TOVS was designed so that the data from the HIRS, SSU, MSU, AMSU-A, AMSU-B and MHS instruments could be combined to compute: 1) atmospheric temperature profiles from the surface to 10 millibars (mb), 2) water vapor content at three levels of the atmosphere, and 3) total ozone content. Improved accuracy of retrieval profiles and a better definition of the water vapor profile, even in the presence of clouds, are the objectives of this system.
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title:
Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder
Dataset Release Date:
1978-10-19
Online Resource:
http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa...
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Start Date:
1978-10-19
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Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(314) 935-6099
Fax:
(314) 935-6145
Email:
stefan at wustl.edu
Contact Address:
One Brookings Drive
City:
St. Louis
Province or State:
MO
Postal Code:
63130
Country:
USA
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