Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
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The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder is a satellite-based microwave radiometer used to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder canonical | 7 |
| AMSU-A | 1 |
| Humidity Sounder for Brazil | 1 |
| Microwave Humidity Sounder | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microwave radiometer
ⓘ
satellite instrument ⓘ weather satellite payload ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ATMS ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataFormat |
Level-1B calibrated radiances
ⓘ
Level-2 atmospheric products ⓘ |
| dataUser |
National Weather Service
ⓘ
global meteorological centers ⓘ |
| developedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| enables |
improved vertical resolution of moisture profiles
ⓘ
improved vertical resolution of temperature profiles ⓘ |
| measures |
atmospheric humidity profiles
ⓘ
atmospheric temperature profiles ⓘ microwave radiances ⓘ |
| observes | Earth atmosphere ⓘ |
| onboard |
JPSS-1
ⓘ
surface form:
JPSS-1 satellite
JPSS-1 ⓘ
surface form:
JPSS-2 satellite
Suomi NPP satellite ⓘ
surface form:
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite
|
| operatedBy |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| orbitType | polar orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Joint Polar Satellite System
ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA operational satellite system
|
| predecessor |
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
ⓘ
surface form:
AMSU
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A ⓘ
surface form:
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
|
| provides |
all-weather humidity sounding
ⓘ
all-weather temperature sounding ⓘ |
| spectralBands | microwave ⓘ |
| successorTo | microwave sounding instruments on NOAA POES satellites ⓘ |
| supports | operational weather satellites ⓘ |
| supportsApplication |
climate data records generation
ⓘ
hurricane intensity forecasting ⓘ severe weather prediction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
data assimilation in weather models ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| usedOnProgram |
JPSS
ⓘ
Joint Polar Satellite System ⓘ |
| usedOnSpacecraft |
NOAA-20
ⓘ
NOAA-21 ⓘ Suomi NPP ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Suomi NPP
subject surface form:
Aqua
this entity surface form:
AMSU-A
this entity surface form:
Microwave Humidity Sounder
this entity surface form:
Humidity Sounder for Brazil