CrIS
E197640
CrIS is a hyperspectral infrared sounder instrument used on NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System satellites to measure atmospheric temperature, moisture, and trace gases for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CrIS canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hyperspectral infrared sounder
ⓘ
satellite instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ |
| agencyPartner |
NASA
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
|
| application |
climate data records
ⓘ
numerical weather prediction ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram |
JPSS
ⓘ
surface form:
JPSS program
|
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataFormat |
Level 1 radiances
ⓘ
Level 2 geophysical products ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
atmospheric moisture profile
ⓘ
atmospheric temperature profile ⓘ trace gas concentration ⓘ |
| dataUser |
National Weather Service
ⓘ
global numerical weather prediction centers ⓘ |
| developedFor |
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA polar-orbiting satellite system
|
| fullName | Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ |
| measurementType | hyperspectral radiance ⓘ |
| missionType |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
operational weather forecasting ⓘ |
| observationGeometry | cross-track scanning ⓘ |
| operator |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| orbitType | sun-synchronous polar orbit ⓘ |
| platformFamily |
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Polar Satellite System satellites
|
| predecessor |
HIRS
ⓘ
Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ
surface form:
High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
|
| primaryPurpose |
measure atmospheric moisture profiles
ⓘ
measure atmospheric temperature profiles ⓘ measure atmospheric trace gases ⓘ |
| provides |
vertical profiles of atmospheric humidity
ⓘ
vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | advanced infrared sounder ⓘ |
| spectralCoverage |
longwave infrared
ⓘ
midwave infrared ⓘ shortwave infrared ⓘ |
| spectralRegion | infrared ⓘ |
| supports |
climate trend analysis
ⓘ
severe weather forecasting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
atmospheric sounding
ⓘ
data assimilation in weather models ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
NOAA-20 ⓘ NOAA-21 ⓘ Suomi NPP ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Suomi NPP