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Instrument details
Acronym
R600
Full name
Passive Microwave Radiometer
Purpose
All-weather sea surface temperature
Short description
Single frequency, 5 GHz, two polarisations
Background
Associated to R225 (13.3 GHz)
Scanning Technique
Non-scanning, antenna fore- pointing 42° off-nadir
Resolution
165 km
Coverage / Cycle
Global in 10 days
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period:
1999 to 2000-09-15
Last update:
2017-03-29
Detailed characteristics
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
Opportunity objectives Soil moisture (in the roots region) 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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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Sea surface temperature 4 - fair Along-track only. MW channels around 5 GHz (highest sensitivity to sea-surface temperature)
Soil moisture (in the roots region) 4 - fair Coarse spatial resolution.. Affected by vegetation.. Along-track only. MW channels around 5 GHz. Assimilation process required
Soil moisture at surface 3 - high Coarse spatial resolution.. Affected by vegetation.. Along-track only. MW channels around 5 GHz
Instrument: R600