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.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| satellite-borne microwave radiometer | 3 |
| spaceborne radiometer canonical | 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 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: spaceborne radiometer
Generated description
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.
Instances (18)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| ISTOK-1 radiometer | — |
| NISTAR | — |
| Solar X-ray Monitor | spaceborne scientific instrument |
| Methane Sensor for Mars | spaceborne methane sensor |
| Lyman Alpha Photometer | spaceborne ultraviolet photometer |
| Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder | spaceborne atmospheric sounding instrument |
| Grille spectrometer | spaceborne scientific instrument |
| Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor | spaceborne radiometer instrument |
| Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer | spaceborne imaging radiometer |
| AVHRR | — |
| TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder | meteorological satellite instrument |
| TOVS | satellite-based atmospheric sounding system |
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MSU
surface form:
Microwave Sounding Unit
|
satellite-borne microwave radiometer |
| Geostationary Radiation Spectrometer (GRASP) | spaceborne scientific instrument |
| Ocean Colour Monitor | satellite-borne imaging sensor |
| Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer | satellite-borne microwave radiometer |
| MSMR | satellite-borne microwave radiometer |
| OCM-2 | spaceborne imaging radiometer |