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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-15 (NOAA-15) platform carries a suite of instruments that collect data about various aspects of Earth's systems such as atmosphere and cloud cover, including radiation, atmospheric ozone, and aerosol distribution; and sea surface temperature, vertical temperature, and water profiles in the troposphere and stratosphere.

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Type

Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite

Data Center

GHRC DAAC

Launch

May 13, 1998

Objective

Operational meteorology
InstrumentOperational Date(s)Spectral ResolutionType of Instrument
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A)199815 channels including the 54 GHz bandProfiler/Sounder
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B (AMSU-B)199815 channels including the 54 GHz bandProfiler/Sounder
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3 (AVHRR-3)19986-channel radiometer covering VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR and TIRImaging Spectrometer/Radiometer
High-resolution Infra Red Sounder/3 (HIRS/3)1998Filter radiometer, 20 channels (including one VIS)Profiler/Sounder

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