spaceborne radiometer

C24139 concept

A spaceborne radiometer is an instrument mounted on a satellite that measures the intensity of electromagnetic radiation emitted, reflected, or scattered by the Earth or other celestial bodies to infer physical properties such as temperature, composition, and surface characteristics.

Observed surface forms (10)

satellite-borne microwave radiometer ×3
spaceborne scientific instrument ×3
spaceborne imaging radiometer ×2
meteorological satellite instrument ×1
satellite-based atmospheric sounding system ×1
satellite-borne imaging sensor ×1
spaceborne atmospheric sounding instrument ×1
spaceborne methane sensor ×1
spaceborne radiometer instrument ×1
spaceborne ultraviolet photometer ×1

Instances (18)

ISTOK-1 radiometer
NISTAR
Solar X-ray Monitor via concept surface "spaceborne scientific instrument"
Methane Sensor for Mars via concept surface "spaceborne methane sensor"
Lyman Alpha Photometer via concept surface "spaceborne ultraviolet photometer"
Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder via concept surface "spaceborne atmospheric sounding instrument"
Grille spectrometer via concept surface "spaceborne scientific instrument"
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor via concept surface "spaceborne radiometer instrument"
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer via concept surface "spaceborne imaging radiometer"
AVHRR
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder via concept surface "meteorological satellite instrument"
TOVS via concept surface "satellite-based atmospheric sounding system"
MSU via concept surface "satellite-borne microwave radiometer"
surface form: Microwave Sounding Unit
Geostationary Radiation Spectrometer (GRASP) via concept surface "spaceborne scientific instrument"
Ocean Colour Monitor via concept surface "satellite-borne imaging sensor"
Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer via concept surface "satellite-borne microwave radiometer"
MSMR via concept surface "satellite-borne microwave radiometer"
OCM-2 via concept surface "spaceborne imaging radiometer"