Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
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Atmospheric Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution spectrometer aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite that measures Earth’s atmospheric temperature, humidity, and trace gases for weather forecasting and climate research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atmospheric Infrared Sounder canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3937794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Context triple: [Aqua, instrumentFullName, Atmospheric Infrared Sounder]
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A.
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
The Cross-track Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution infrared spectrometer used on U.S. weather satellites to measure atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles for improved weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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B.
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a key Earth-observing sensor that collects high-resolution visible and infrared imagery for weather, climate, ocean, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
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C.
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
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.
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D.
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) is a satellite-based sensor system that measures global ozone distribution and vertical ozone profiles to support climate research and environmental monitoring.
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E.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Target entity description: Atmospheric Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution spectrometer aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite that measures Earth’s atmospheric temperature, humidity, and trace gases for weather forecasting and climate research.
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A.
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
The Cross-track Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution infrared spectrometer used on U.S. weather satellites to measure atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles for improved weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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B.
GPM Microwave Imager
GPM Microwave Imager is a spaceborne radiometer on NASA and JAXA’s Global Precipitation Measurement core satellite that measures microwave emissions from Earth’s atmosphere to retrieve global rainfall and snowfall.
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C.
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a key Earth-observing sensor that collects high-resolution visible and infrared imagery for weather, climate, ocean, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
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D.
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
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.
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E.
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) is a satellite-based sensor system that measures global ozone distribution and vertical ozone profiles to support climate research and environmental monitoring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation instrument
ⓘ
remote sensing instrument ⓘ spaceborne spectrometer ⓘ |
| acronym | AIRS ⓘ |
| coManifestedWith |
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
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Humidity Sounder for Brazil ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
climate trend detection
ⓘ
reanalysis datasets ⓘ |
| dataFormat |
HDF
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surface form:
HDF-EOS
|
| dataPolicy | open access ⓘ |
| dataProvider | NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center ⓘ |
| dataUse |
air quality monitoring
ⓘ
climate variability studies ⓘ cloud property retrievals ⓘ greenhouse gas monitoring ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ precipitation-related studies ⓘ sea surface temperature retrievals ⓘ volcanic ash detection ⓘ |
| designedBy | Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
NASA Earth Observing System
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surface form:
NASA Earth Observing System program
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| improves |
vertical profiles of humidity
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vertical profiles of temperature ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2002-05-04 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg Space Force Base
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surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta II
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7920-10L
|
| localEquatorCrossingTime | 13:30 ⓘ |
| measures |
atmospheric humidity
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atmospheric temperature ⓘ carbon dioxide ⓘ carbon monoxide ⓘ methane ⓘ ozone ⓘ trace gases ⓘ water vapor ⓘ |
| mission |
Aqua satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Aqua mission
|
| numberOfSpectralChannels | 2378 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbits | Earth ⓘ |
| orbitType | sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | A-Train satellite constellation ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
climate research
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weather forecasting ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Aqua ⓘ |
| spatialResolutionAtNadir | 13.5 km ⓘ |
| spectralCoverage | 3.7–15.4 micrometers ⓘ |
| spectralRange | infrared ⓘ |
| swathWidth | ~1650 km ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Description of subject: Atmospheric Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution spectrometer aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite that measures Earth’s atmospheric temperature, humidity, and trace gases for weather forecasting and climate research.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aqua