Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued about 9 years ago
US
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AMSU-A,the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit, is a 15-channel passive microwave radiometer used to profile atmospheric temperature and moisture from the earth's surfaceto ~45 km (3 millibars). There are 15 (channel) arrays, as well as corresponding Latitude, Longitude, and Time.