| Instrument: GOES I-M SOUNDER |
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Associated Platforms GOES-8 GOES-9 GOES-10 GOES-11 GOES-12 Spectral/Frequency Information Wavelength Keyword: Visible Wavelength Keyword: Near Infrared Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Reflected Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Thermal Related Data Sets View all records related to this instrument Description [Source: NASA GOES Project, http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/instruments/i_m_sounder.html ] The GOES Sounder is a 19-channel discrete-filter radiometer covering the spectral range from the visible channel wavelengths to 15 microns. It is designed to provide data from which atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles, surface and cloud-top temperatures, and ozone distribution can be deduced by mathematical analysis. It operates independently of and simultaneously with the Imager, using a similarly flexible scan system. The Sounder's multi-element detector array assemblies simultaneously sample four separate fields or atmospheric columns. A rotating filter wheel, which brings spectral filters into the optical path of the detector array, provides the infrared channel definition. Online Resources http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/instruments/i_m_sounder.html Instrument Logistics Instrument Owner: USA/NASA USA/NOAA |
