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Instrument details
Acronym
HSB
Full name
Humidity Sounder for Brazil
Purpose
Humidity sounding in almost all-weather conditions. Also precipitation rate
Short description
4 channels [see detailed characteristics below]
Background
Derived from AMSU-B, flown on EOS-Aqua (instrument premature failure)
Scanning Technique
Cross-track: 90 steps of 13.5 km ssp, swath 1650 km - Along-track: one 13.5-km line every 8/3 s
Resolution
13.5 km at s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle
Near-global coverage once/day
Mass
51 kg
Power
80 W
Data Rate
4.2 kbps
Providing Agency
INPE
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2002-08-01 to 2003-02-05
Last update:
2019-11-14
Detailed characteristics
No. Central frequency (GHz) Bandwidth (MHz) Polarisation NEΔT 17
150.0
1000
V
1.0 K
20
183.31 ± 7.0
2000
V
1.0 K
19
183.31 ± 3.0
1000
V
1.0 K
18
183.31 ± 1.0
500
V
1.0 K
Satellites this instrument is flying on
Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a
green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates
future satellites
Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Passive microwave radiometer Cross-track, special or non-scanning microwave radiometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
Secondary mission objectives Integrated Water Vapour (IWV) Precipitation intensity at surface (liquid or solid) Opportunity objectives Downward long-wave irradiance at Earth surface Upward long-wave irradiance at Earth surface Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
The following list indicates which measurements can typically be
retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable,
click on the respective variable.
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Instrument: HSB