Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

E729829
meteorological instrument remote sensing instrument spaceborne imaging radiometer

The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a spaceborne imaging radiometer used primarily for global weather observation, sea surface temperature measurement, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.

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Surface form Occurrences
Very High Resolution Radiometer 3
AVHRR 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf meteorological instrument ⓘ
remote sensing instrument ⓘ
spaceborne imaging radiometer ⓘ
abbreviation AVHRR NERFINISHED ⓘ
applicationDomain climatology ⓘ
environmental science ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
carriedOn NOAA polar-orbiting satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataType global coverage data ⓘ
multispectral imagery ⓘ
dataUsers climate researchers ⓘ
environmental monitoring organizations ⓘ
weather agencies ⓘ
hasVersion AVHRR/1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
AVHRR/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
AVHRR/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
measures emitted thermal radiation ⓘ
reflected solar radiation ⓘ
operatedBy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
orbitsWith polar-orbiting satellites ⓘ
platformType polar-orbiting meteorological satellite ⓘ
primaryUse environmental monitoring ⓘ
global weather observation ⓘ
sea surface temperature measurement ⓘ
provides cloud cover data ⓘ
land surface temperature data ⓘ
sea surface temperature data ⓘ
snow and ice cover data ⓘ
vegetation index data ⓘ
scanType cross-track scanning ⓘ
spatialCoverage global ⓘ
spectralRange near-infrared ⓘ
thermal infrared ⓘ
visible ⓘ
usedFor climate monitoring ⓘ
drought monitoring ⓘ
fire detection ⓘ
land surface monitoring ⓘ
long-term climate data records ⓘ
oceanographic studies ⓘ
sea ice monitoring ⓘ
vegetation monitoring ⓘ
weather forecasting ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

INSAT-1A → hasPayload → Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Very High Resolution Radiometer
INSAT-1D → hasPayload → Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Very High Resolution Radiometer
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite → hasPredecessor → Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ⓘ
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite → hasPredecessor → Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ⓘ
this entity surface form: AVHRR
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites → instrument → Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ⓘ
INSAT-2E → payload → Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Very High Resolution Radiometer