Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder
E451724
The Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder is a spaceborne instrument designed to measure atmospheric temperature, water vapor, and trace gases by observing millimeter-wave radiation from Earth's atmosphere.
All labels observed (1)
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| Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4543534 — 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: Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder Context triple: [STS-45, payload, Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder]
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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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B.
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A is a satellite-borne microwave radiometer used to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles for weather forecasting and climate research.
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C.
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS is a satellite-borne microwave radiometer that measures global precipitation, sea surface temperature, sea ice, and other climate-related variables to support Earth observation and weather and climate research.
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D.
Microwave Radiometer (MWR)
The Microwave Radiometer (MWR) is a Juno spacecraft instrument that probes beneath Jupiter’s cloud tops by measuring natural microwave emissions to reveal the planet’s deep atmospheric structure and composition.
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E.
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
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.
- 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: Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder Target entity description: The Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder is a spaceborne instrument designed to measure atmospheric temperature, water vapor, and trace gases by observing millimeter-wave radiation from Earth's atmosphere.
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A.
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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B.
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A is a satellite-borne microwave radiometer used to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles for weather forecasting and climate research.
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C.
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS is a satellite-borne microwave radiometer that measures global precipitation, sea surface temperature, sea ice, and other climate-related variables to support Earth observation and weather and climate research.
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D.
Microwave Radiometer (MWR)
The Microwave Radiometer (MWR) is a Juno spacecraft instrument that probes beneath Jupiter’s cloud tops by measuring natural microwave emissions to reveal the planet’s deep atmospheric structure and composition.
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E.
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
millimeter-wave radiometer
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remote sensing instrument ⓘ spaceborne atmospheric sounding instrument ⓘ |
| application |
atmospheric composition monitoring
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climate monitoring ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ |
| category |
Earth observation instrument
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atmospheric sounding sensor ⓘ |
| dataType |
concentrations of atmospheric trace gases
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vertical profiles of atmospheric humidity ⓘ vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature ⓘ |
| designedFor |
atmospheric profiling
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climate research ⓘ meteorological applications ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique |
passive microwave remote sensing
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radiometric sounding ⓘ |
| measures |
atmospheric temperature
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atmospheric trace gases ⓘ atmospheric water vapor ⓘ |
| observes |
millimeter-wave radiation
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thermal emission from Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | space ⓘ |
| physicalQuantityMeasured | brightness temperature ⓘ |
| platformType | satellite-borne instrument ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | retrieval of atmospheric state variables ⓘ |
| sensingDomain |
microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum
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millimeter-wave band ⓘ |
| sensitiveTo |
temperature-dependent emission
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trace gas absorption features ⓘ water vapor absorption features ⓘ |
| targetMedium | Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| uses | spectral lines of atmospheric gases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder Description of subject: The Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder is a spaceborne instrument designed to measure atmospheric temperature, water vapor, and trace gases by observing millimeter-wave radiation from Earth's atmosphere.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3
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