BackInstrument:  WIVERN Radiometer 

Instrument details
Acronym WIVERN Radiometer
Full name WIVERN Radiometer
Purpose To support the measurement of wind profiles within clouds (not just around them) and profiles of cloud water, rain, snow, ice water. Supports the doppler radar wind measurements.
Short description
  • A conical scan viewing microwave radiometer operating at 94GHz
  • Operates with the main instrument a Doppler radar 
Background
  • A new development 
Scanning Technique
  • A swath width of 800km 
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle Revisits every 20X20 km^2 area every 1.5 days.
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency ESA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2033 to 2038
Last update: 2025-09-29
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive microwave radiometer
  • Conical scanning microwave radiometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • MW imagery [in SSO]
  • MW imager [in SSO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Cloud ice
  • Cloud liquid water (CLW)
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.