TOVS
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TOVS is a satellite-based atmospheric sounding system used on NOAA’s Polar Operational Environmental Satellites to measure global temperature and humidity profiles for weather forecasting and climate studies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
remote sensing instrument suite
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satellite-based atmospheric sounding system ⓘ |
| agencyProgram | NOAA polar-orbiting satellite program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
improved weather forecasts
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long-term climate records ⓘ |
| coverage | global ⓘ |
| dataType | global atmospheric profiles ⓘ |
| dataUser |
climate research community
ⓘ
numerical weather prediction centers ⓘ |
| fullName | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesInstrument |
HIRS
NERFINISHED
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High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ MSU NERFINISHED ⓘ Microwave Sounding Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ SSU NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratospheric Sounding Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures |
radiance
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vertical humidity profiles ⓘ vertical temperature profiles ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
NERFINISHED
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | polar orbit ⓘ |
| platform |
NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
NERFINISHED
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POES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
atmospheric humidity sounding
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atmospheric temperature sounding ⓘ climate studies support ⓘ weather forecasting support ⓘ |
| usedFor |
operational meteorology
ⓘ
reanalysis datasets ⓘ |
| uses |
infrared sounding
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microwave sounding ⓘ |
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