Instrument Platform Pair List
Get a list of InstrumentPlaformPair objects. InstrumentPlaformPairs are used within Acquisitions which
enable linking between Instruments, Platforms and Observations (though may be via CompositeProcesses).
GET /api/v3/ipps/?format=api&offset=13200
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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40717, "uuid": "8d55a62d1b6b46508b2378d9082909d5", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C339 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C339 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13699, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40721, "uuid": "1664b1e788034345b36c626d9412e173", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C338 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C338 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13700, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40725, "uuid": "a63fec2d49174d9bac0bc1e3f6bdb57f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C337 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C337 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13701, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11730, "uuid": "ca3c48564db10ffbdfe37264a4ff16fd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser", "abstract": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser. FAAM non-core instrument first used in BORTAS project." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40729, "uuid": "d19522dc3f96498e975f3ec6605cc9cd", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C336 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C336 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13702, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40729, "uuid": "d19522dc3f96498e975f3ec6605cc9cd", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C336 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C336 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13703, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40733, "uuid": "85a1ed7a567940d197fb7fac4a5847f6", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C343 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C343 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13704, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40737, "uuid": "ffe8b9b3a136428bbc1f8ceeb66abdea", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C344 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C344 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13705, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40741, "uuid": "17108444533d4e7d8e8decad3acebaa8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C345 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C345 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13706, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40745, "uuid": "ad11c7212e7a42ccadd0b9955663d3c3", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C346 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C346 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13707, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40749, "uuid": "bd774280f45a44f7b86bffdc95963d94", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C347 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C347 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13708, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40753, "uuid": "b6d266e35a3c49b7a73e649bb437e419", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C348 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C348 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13709, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40757, "uuid": "9149a611c101457cb5ea71719b215a5b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C349 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C349 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13715, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40770, "uuid": "c922d295908c4bd1bfddf02f3b61aa7e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13716, "platform": { "ob_id": 7805, "uuid": "d21630e98aa74a4f8406743b74e5d076", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERS-1", "abstract": "The European Remote Sensing satellite 1 (ERS1) was launched on 17th July 1991 and was the first flight of the RSA ERS program. The payload included the ATSR, AMU-SAR , AMI-SCAT, LRR PRARE and RA instruments. End of mission for ERS1 was 10th March 2000." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40770, "uuid": "c922d295908c4bd1bfddf02f3b61aa7e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13717, "platform": { "ob_id": 32134, "uuid": "db86d823aded474e8c76bd69d092d26b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-C", "abstract": "Metop-C launched on 7th November 2018, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-C is Europe's third polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40770, "uuid": "c922d295908c4bd1bfddf02f3b61aa7e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13718, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40770, "uuid": "c922d295908c4bd1bfddf02f3b61aa7e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13719, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40770, "uuid": "c922d295908c4bd1bfddf02f3b61aa7e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13720, "platform": { "ob_id": 29941, "uuid": "2b126b39dbb64c0681f12b68f2308fee", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) satelliteis a NASA satellite launched in 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 29938, "uuid": "e050ad22e3b943f9a5f1563a1e6fb82c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active Passive instrument is a microwave radiometer flown on the NASA SMAP satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13721, "platform": { "ob_id": 25273, "uuid": "f10d619f7b9f4dbab792dcc1ab9dbb68", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GCOM-W (Global Change Observation Mission for Water)", "abstract": "The Global Change Observation Mission for Water (GCOM-W) is a series of three satellites flown by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), addressing multi-purpose MW imagery for ocean, land and precipitation. It is part of their Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM).\r\nThe satellites exploit sun-synchronous orbits around 13:30, coordinated with that of POES satellites, Suomi-NPP and JPSS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25272, "uuid": "a6002da7c0954ce0aa146c1b24877a0a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-2", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2, flying on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) series of satellites flown by JAXA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13722, "platform": { "ob_id": 32306, "uuid": "0cc9d1b2d73b4fe3983cbb95827b2581", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GPM - Core Observatory", "abstract": "The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) - Core Observatory is an operational satellite flown by NASA and JAXA, and forms the main element of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission. It carries two instruments: DPR (Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar), and GMI (GPM Microwave Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32305, "uuid": "7db99f9f3e5d4e63bf748dc395124886", "short_code": "instr", "title": "GMI (core)", "abstract": "The GPM Microwave Imager (GPI) is a multipurpose imager flown on the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Core Observatory by NASA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13723, "platform": { "ob_id": 40775, "uuid": "519d5d5041104303be5a7dab7c1dc20f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3D", "abstract": "Feng-Yun 3D (FY-3D) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2017-2024. It is the fourth in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13724, "platform": { "ob_id": 40774, "uuid": "991a6cfca4d84b4192bb15acc0615d5a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3C", "abstract": "Feng-Yun 3C (FY-3C) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2013-2023. It is the third in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13725, "platform": { "ob_id": 32304, "uuid": "4aae55216d5f4c25a23408480cac8f18", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3B", "abstract": "Feng-Yun -3B (FY-3B) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2010-2021. It is the second in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13726, "platform": { "ob_id": 27128, "uuid": "9c6e8c73f539446ba7a8adef871492a7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMOS", "abstract": "The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite was launched on Novermber 2009, with the primary mission to monitor ocean salinity and soil moisture." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27124, "uuid": "9b4be0d67030450ca8aebf37cf39500c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MIRAS", "abstract": "MIRAS (Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis) is an European Space Agency instrument flown on the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Satellite. It measures Ocean Salinity and Soil Moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13727, "platform": { "ob_id": 27130, "uuid": "526c6fb02e094d049d367aaa4f79e8d1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Coriolis", "abstract": "The Coriolis satellite is flown by NASA and the US Department of Defence, with a primary mission to provide observations of the sea-surface wind. It carries two instruments: WindSat and SMEI (Solar Mass Ejection Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27125, "uuid": "10f4aca379f84e0cae56392a85604469", "short_code": "instr", "title": "WindSat", "abstract": "WindSat is a passive microwave radiometer flown on the Coriolis Satellite by the US Department of Defence since 2003." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13728, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14485, "uuid": "77dd26fc341a440b85a98fe95b1976f8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-E", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13729, "platform": { "ob_id": 27135, "uuid": "8afe985a2f3f4b15aaa52df6119c0f27", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TRMM", "abstract": "The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a NASA and JAXA satellite that flew between 1997 and 2015. It's primary mission was to measure precipitation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27126, "uuid": "9173171ba44845e9a873e21b4dee19e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TMI", "abstract": "TMI (TRMM Microwave Imager) is a multi-purpose microwave imager flying on the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13731, "platform": { "ob_id": 2629, "uuid": "9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites", "abstract": "DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2630, "uuid": "54f897597ec04c09b01095eb05c7419e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I)", "abstract": "The SSM/I is a seven-channel, four frequency, linearly-polarized, passive microwave radiometric system which measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0 and 85.5 GHz. The data are used to obtain synoptic maps of critical atmospheric, oceanographic and selected land parameters on a global scale." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13732, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2636, "uuid": "1578228cc3cf4b9fba0b88c61b58800b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)", "abstract": "The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer operated on NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite for more than eight years, from 26 October 1978 to 20 August 1987, transmitting data every other day. Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. Scan period was 4.096 seconds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40772, "uuid": "2d90a918c9d84a01a2c5091c5d710fcb", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13733, "platform": { "ob_id": 32304, "uuid": "4aae55216d5f4c25a23408480cac8f18", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3B", "abstract": "Feng-Yun -3B (FY-3B) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2010-2021. It is the second in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13734, "platform": { "ob_id": 40774, "uuid": "991a6cfca4d84b4192bb15acc0615d5a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3C", "abstract": "Feng-Yun 3C (FY-3C) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2013-2023. It is the third in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13735, "platform": { "ob_id": 40775, "uuid": "519d5d5041104303be5a7dab7c1dc20f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3D", "abstract": "Feng-Yun 3D (FY-3D) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2017-2024. It is the fourth in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13736, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2636, "uuid": "1578228cc3cf4b9fba0b88c61b58800b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)", "abstract": "The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer operated on NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite for more than eight years, from 26 October 1978 to 20 August 1987, transmitting data every other day. Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. Scan period was 4.096 seconds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13737, "platform": { "ob_id": 2629, "uuid": "9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites", "abstract": "DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2630, "uuid": "54f897597ec04c09b01095eb05c7419e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I)", "abstract": "The SSM/I is a seven-channel, four frequency, linearly-polarized, passive microwave radiometric system which measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0 and 85.5 GHz. The data are used to obtain synoptic maps of critical atmospheric, oceanographic and selected land parameters on a global scale." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13738, "platform": { "ob_id": 7805, "uuid": "d21630e98aa74a4f8406743b74e5d076", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERS-1", "abstract": "The European Remote Sensing satellite 1 (ERS1) was launched on 17th July 1991 and was the first flight of the RSA ERS program. The payload included the ATSR, AMU-SAR , AMI-SCAT, LRR PRARE and RA instruments. End of mission for ERS1 was 10th March 2000." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13739, "platform": { "ob_id": 27135, "uuid": "8afe985a2f3f4b15aaa52df6119c0f27", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TRMM", "abstract": "The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a NASA and JAXA satellite that flew between 1997 and 2015. It's primary mission was to measure precipitation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27126, "uuid": "9173171ba44845e9a873e21b4dee19e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TMI", "abstract": "TMI (TRMM Microwave Imager) is a multi-purpose microwave imager flying on the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13740, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14485, "uuid": "77dd26fc341a440b85a98fe95b1976f8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-E", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13741, "platform": { "ob_id": 27130, "uuid": "526c6fb02e094d049d367aaa4f79e8d1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Coriolis", "abstract": "The Coriolis satellite is flown by NASA and the US Department of Defence, with a primary mission to provide observations of the sea-surface wind. It carries two instruments: WindSat and SMEI (Solar Mass Ejection Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27125, "uuid": "10f4aca379f84e0cae56392a85604469", "short_code": "instr", "title": "WindSat", "abstract": "WindSat is a passive microwave radiometer flown on the Coriolis Satellite by the US Department of Defence since 2003." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13742, "platform": { "ob_id": 27128, "uuid": "9c6e8c73f539446ba7a8adef871492a7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMOS", "abstract": "The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite was launched on Novermber 2009, with the primary mission to monitor ocean salinity and soil moisture." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27124, "uuid": "9b4be0d67030450ca8aebf37cf39500c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MIRAS", "abstract": "MIRAS (Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis) is an European Space Agency instrument flown on the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Satellite. It measures Ocean Salinity and Soil Moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13743, "platform": { "ob_id": 32306, "uuid": "0cc9d1b2d73b4fe3983cbb95827b2581", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GPM - Core Observatory", "abstract": "The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) - Core Observatory is an operational satellite flown by NASA and JAXA, and forms the main element of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission. It carries two instruments: DPR (Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar), and GMI (GPM Microwave Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32305, "uuid": "7db99f9f3e5d4e63bf748dc395124886", "short_code": "instr", "title": "GMI (core)", "abstract": "The GPM Microwave Imager (GPI) is a multipurpose imager flown on the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Core Observatory by NASA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13744, "platform": { "ob_id": 25273, "uuid": "f10d619f7b9f4dbab792dcc1ab9dbb68", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GCOM-W (Global Change Observation Mission for Water)", "abstract": "The Global Change Observation Mission for Water (GCOM-W) is a series of three satellites flown by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), addressing multi-purpose MW imagery for ocean, land and precipitation. It is part of their Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM).\r\nThe satellites exploit sun-synchronous orbits around 13:30, coordinated with that of POES satellites, Suomi-NPP and JPSS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25272, "uuid": "a6002da7c0954ce0aa146c1b24877a0a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-2", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2, flying on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) series of satellites flown by JAXA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13745, "platform": { "ob_id": 29941, "uuid": "2b126b39dbb64c0681f12b68f2308fee", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) satelliteis a NASA satellite launched in 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 29938, "uuid": "e050ad22e3b943f9a5f1563a1e6fb82c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active Passive instrument is a microwave radiometer flown on the NASA SMAP satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13746, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13747, "platform": { "ob_id": 32134, "uuid": "db86d823aded474e8c76bd69d092d26b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-C", "abstract": "Metop-C launched on 7th November 2018, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-C is Europe's third polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13748, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13749, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40777, "uuid": "cdeb44fdae2b4f48820df5b97f84e177", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v08.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13750, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40779, "uuid": "a057a1b217ed4c2ebc396b0a00bc6707", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13751, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40779, "uuid": "a057a1b217ed4c2ebc396b0a00bc6707", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13752, "platform": { "ob_id": 32134, "uuid": "db86d823aded474e8c76bd69d092d26b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-C", "abstract": "Metop-C launched on 7th November 2018, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-C is Europe's third polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40779, "uuid": "a057a1b217ed4c2ebc396b0a00bc6707", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13753, "platform": { "ob_id": 7805, "uuid": "d21630e98aa74a4f8406743b74e5d076", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERS-1", "abstract": "The European Remote Sensing satellite 1 (ERS1) was launched on 17th July 1991 and was the first flight of the RSA ERS program. The payload included the ATSR, AMU-SAR , AMI-SCAT, LRR PRARE and RA instruments. End of mission for ERS1 was 10th March 2000." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40779, "uuid": "a057a1b217ed4c2ebc396b0a00bc6707", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13754, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40779, "uuid": "a057a1b217ed4c2ebc396b0a00bc6707", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Active product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Active product has been derived from data from the AMI-WS and ASCAT satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13755, "platform": { "ob_id": 32304, "uuid": "4aae55216d5f4c25a23408480cac8f18", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3B", "abstract": "Feng-Yun -3B (FY-3B) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2010-2021. It is the second in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13756, "platform": { "ob_id": 40774, "uuid": "991a6cfca4d84b4192bb15acc0615d5a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3C", "abstract": "Feng-Yun 3C (FY-3C) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2013-2023. It is the third in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13757, "platform": { "ob_id": 40775, "uuid": "519d5d5041104303be5a7dab7c1dc20f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3D", "abstract": "Feng-Yun 3D (FY-3D) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2017-2024. It is the fourth in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13758, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2636, "uuid": "1578228cc3cf4b9fba0b88c61b58800b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)", "abstract": "The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer operated on NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite for more than eight years, from 26 October 1978 to 20 August 1987, transmitting data every other day. Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. Scan period was 4.096 seconds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13759, "platform": { "ob_id": 2629, "uuid": "9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites", "abstract": "DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2630, "uuid": "54f897597ec04c09b01095eb05c7419e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I)", "abstract": "The SSM/I is a seven-channel, four frequency, linearly-polarized, passive microwave radiometric system which measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0 and 85.5 GHz. The data are used to obtain synoptic maps of critical atmospheric, oceanographic and selected land parameters on a global scale." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13761, "platform": { "ob_id": 27135, "uuid": "8afe985a2f3f4b15aaa52df6119c0f27", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TRMM", "abstract": "The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a NASA and JAXA satellite that flew between 1997 and 2015. It's primary mission was to measure precipitation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27126, "uuid": "9173171ba44845e9a873e21b4dee19e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TMI", "abstract": "TMI (TRMM Microwave Imager) is a multi-purpose microwave imager flying on the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13762, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14485, "uuid": "77dd26fc341a440b85a98fe95b1976f8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-E", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13763, "platform": { "ob_id": 27130, "uuid": "526c6fb02e094d049d367aaa4f79e8d1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Coriolis", "abstract": "The Coriolis satellite is flown by NASA and the US Department of Defence, with a primary mission to provide observations of the sea-surface wind. It carries two instruments: WindSat and SMEI (Solar Mass Ejection Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27125, "uuid": "10f4aca379f84e0cae56392a85604469", "short_code": "instr", "title": "WindSat", "abstract": "WindSat is a passive microwave radiometer flown on the Coriolis Satellite by the US Department of Defence since 2003." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13764, "platform": { "ob_id": 27128, "uuid": "9c6e8c73f539446ba7a8adef871492a7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMOS", "abstract": "The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite was launched on Novermber 2009, with the primary mission to monitor ocean salinity and soil moisture." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27124, "uuid": "9b4be0d67030450ca8aebf37cf39500c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MIRAS", "abstract": "MIRAS (Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis) is an European Space Agency instrument flown on the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Satellite. It measures Ocean Salinity and Soil Moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13765, "platform": { "ob_id": 32306, "uuid": "0cc9d1b2d73b4fe3983cbb95827b2581", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GPM - Core Observatory", "abstract": "The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) - Core Observatory is an operational satellite flown by NASA and JAXA, and forms the main element of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission. It carries two instruments: DPR (Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar), and GMI (GPM Microwave Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32305, "uuid": "7db99f9f3e5d4e63bf748dc395124886", "short_code": "instr", "title": "GMI (core)", "abstract": "The GPM Microwave Imager (GPI) is a multipurpose imager flown on the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Core Observatory by NASA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13766, "platform": { "ob_id": 25273, "uuid": "f10d619f7b9f4dbab792dcc1ab9dbb68", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GCOM-W (Global Change Observation Mission for Water)", "abstract": "The Global Change Observation Mission for Water (GCOM-W) is a series of three satellites flown by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), addressing multi-purpose MW imagery for ocean, land and precipitation. It is part of their Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM).\r\nThe satellites exploit sun-synchronous orbits around 13:30, coordinated with that of POES satellites, Suomi-NPP and JPSS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25272, "uuid": "a6002da7c0954ce0aa146c1b24877a0a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-2", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2, flying on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) series of satellites flown by JAXA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13767, "platform": { "ob_id": 29941, "uuid": "2b126b39dbb64c0681f12b68f2308fee", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) satelliteis a NASA satellite launched in 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 29938, "uuid": "e050ad22e3b943f9a5f1563a1e6fb82c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active Passive instrument is a microwave radiometer flown on the NASA SMAP satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40780, "uuid": "c1b406feacdf48f5a94a131ceb042310", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Passive product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Passive product has been derived from data from the SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, SMOS, GPM and SMAP satellite instruments." } }, { "ob_id": 13768, "platform": { "ob_id": 8207, "uuid": "3f2dbe69fe4c40ee9e1e8be87e15a1d5", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-A", "abstract": "Metop-A, launched on 19 October 2006, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13769, "platform": { "ob_id": 8299, "uuid": "84a6355ac58249cc8c636e77a243c86a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-B", "abstract": "Metop-B, launched on the 17th September 2012, is the second in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS)." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13770, "platform": { "ob_id": 32134, "uuid": "db86d823aded474e8c76bd69d092d26b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Metop-C", "abstract": "Metop-C launched on 7th November 2018, represents the first in a series of three satellites forming the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). Metop-C is Europe's third polar-orbiting meteorological satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27121, "uuid": "ca133e0771514003a9e7c2462c1b363c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ASCAT", "abstract": "ASCAT (Advanced Scatterometer) is a C Band (2.55 GHz) Scatterometer flown on the Metop series of satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vecotr and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13771, "platform": { "ob_id": 7813, "uuid": "8ee876e1ea644ed7a81d4e3536133fa0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "European Remote Sensing satellite 2 - ERS-2", "abstract": "ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and –2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.\r\n\r\nERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.\r\n\r\nThe ERS-2 satellite was retired on 05 September 2011." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13772, "platform": { "ob_id": 29941, "uuid": "2b126b39dbb64c0681f12b68f2308fee", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) satelliteis a NASA satellite launched in 2015." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 29938, "uuid": "e050ad22e3b943f9a5f1563a1e6fb82c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "SMAP", "abstract": "The Soil Moisture Active Passive instrument is a microwave radiometer flown on the NASA SMAP satellite." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13773, "platform": { "ob_id": 25273, "uuid": "f10d619f7b9f4dbab792dcc1ab9dbb68", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GCOM-W (Global Change Observation Mission for Water)", "abstract": "The Global Change Observation Mission for Water (GCOM-W) is a series of three satellites flown by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), addressing multi-purpose MW imagery for ocean, land and precipitation. It is part of their Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM).\r\nThe satellites exploit sun-synchronous orbits around 13:30, coordinated with that of POES satellites, Suomi-NPP and JPSS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 25272, "uuid": "a6002da7c0954ce0aa146c1b24877a0a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-2", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer -2, flying on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) series of satellites flown by JAXA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13774, "platform": { "ob_id": 32306, "uuid": "0cc9d1b2d73b4fe3983cbb95827b2581", "short_code": "plat", "title": "GPM - Core Observatory", "abstract": "The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) - Core Observatory is an operational satellite flown by NASA and JAXA, and forms the main element of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission. It carries two instruments: DPR (Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar), and GMI (GPM Microwave Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 32305, "uuid": "7db99f9f3e5d4e63bf748dc395124886", "short_code": "instr", "title": "GMI (core)", "abstract": "The GPM Microwave Imager (GPI) is a multipurpose imager flown on the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Core Observatory by NASA" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13775, "platform": { "ob_id": 27128, "uuid": "9c6e8c73f539446ba7a8adef871492a7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "SMOS", "abstract": "The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite was launched on Novermber 2009, with the primary mission to monitor ocean salinity and soil moisture." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27124, "uuid": "9b4be0d67030450ca8aebf37cf39500c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "MIRAS", "abstract": "MIRAS (Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis) is an European Space Agency instrument flown on the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Satellite. It measures Ocean Salinity and Soil Moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13776, "platform": { "ob_id": 27130, "uuid": "526c6fb02e094d049d367aaa4f79e8d1", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Coriolis", "abstract": "The Coriolis satellite is flown by NASA and the US Department of Defence, with a primary mission to provide observations of the sea-surface wind. It carries two instruments: WindSat and SMEI (Solar Mass Ejection Imager)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27125, "uuid": "10f4aca379f84e0cae56392a85604469", "short_code": "instr", "title": "WindSat", "abstract": "WindSat is a passive microwave radiometer flown on the Coriolis Satellite by the US Department of Defence since 2003." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13777, "platform": { "ob_id": 10906, "uuid": "5a1076bffc8c4c5d8a2ff3a4cfb29846", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aqua Satellite, part of the Earth Observation System Afternoon Constellation (EOS-PM)", "abstract": "Aqua, launched on 4th April 2002, is a polar-orbiting satellite within the Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) that have equator crossings around 13:30 and 01:30 under NASA's Earth Obseration System (EOS). The satellite carries Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), and these collect data on the Earth's atmospheric conditions, snow and ice, sea surface temperature and ocean productivity, and soil moisture. Aqua was the first member launched of a group of satellites termed the Afternoon Constellation, or sometimes the A-Train. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14485, "uuid": "77dd26fc341a440b85a98fe95b1976f8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMSR-E", "abstract": "Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13778, "platform": { "ob_id": 27135, "uuid": "8afe985a2f3f4b15aaa52df6119c0f27", "short_code": "plat", "title": "TRMM", "abstract": "The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a NASA and JAXA satellite that flew between 1997 and 2015. It's primary mission was to measure precipitation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27126, "uuid": "9173171ba44845e9a873e21b4dee19e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TMI", "abstract": "TMI (TRMM Microwave Imager) is a multi-purpose microwave imager flying on the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13779, "platform": { "ob_id": 7805, "uuid": "d21630e98aa74a4f8406743b74e5d076", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ERS-1", "abstract": "The European Remote Sensing satellite 1 (ERS1) was launched on 17th July 1991 and was the first flight of the RSA ERS program. The payload included the ATSR, AMU-SAR , AMI-SCAT, LRR PRARE and RA instruments. End of mission for ERS1 was 10th March 2000." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 27122, "uuid": "7b488736a173477689480990d5b38aa9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "AMI-SCAT", "abstract": "AMI-SCAT (Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer) is a C-band (5.3 GHz) scatterometer flying on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites. It measures the sea surface wind vector and large-scale soil moisture." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13780, "platform": { "ob_id": 2629, "uuid": "9f1b0a2380cc47919b201880e0fee6de", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites", "abstract": "DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions. The DMSP constellation comprises two spacecraft in near-polar orbits, C3 (command, control and communications), user terminals and weather centers." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2630, "uuid": "54f897597ec04c09b01095eb05c7419e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I)", "abstract": "The SSM/I is a seven-channel, four frequency, linearly-polarized, passive microwave radiometric system which measures atmospheric, ocean and terrain microwave brightness temperatures at 19.35, 22.235, 37.0 and 85.5 GHz. The data are used to obtain synoptic maps of critical atmospheric, oceanographic and selected land parameters on a global scale." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13781, "platform": { "ob_id": 458, "uuid": "b6d87ac1455348cd97a4386b38995dbb", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NIMBUS 7 Satellite", "abstract": "The NASA Nimbus 7 research-and-development polar-orbiting satellite served as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting data in the pollution, oceanographic and meteorological disciplines. It was launched on October 24, 1978." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2636, "uuid": "1578228cc3cf4b9fba0b88c61b58800b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)", "abstract": "The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer operated on NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite for more than eight years, from 26 October 1978 to 20 August 1987, transmitting data every other day. Intended to obtain ocean circulation parameters such as sea surface temperatures, low altitude winds, water vapor and cloud liquid water content on an all-weather basis, the SMMR is a ten channel instrument capable of receiving both horizontally and vertically polarized radiation. A parabolic antenna 79 cm in diameter reflected microwave emissions into a five-frequency feed horn. The antenna beam maintained a constant nadir angle of 42 degrees, resulting in an incidence angle of 50.3 degrees at Earth's surface. The antenna was forward viewing and rotated equally +/- 25 degrees about the satellite subtrack. The 50 degree scan provided a 780 km swath of the Earth's surface. Scan period was 4.096 seconds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13782, "platform": { "ob_id": 40775, "uuid": "519d5d5041104303be5a7dab7c1dc20f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3D", "abstract": "Feng-Yun 3D (FY-3D) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2017-2024. It is the fourth in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13783, "platform": { "ob_id": 40774, "uuid": "991a6cfca4d84b4192bb15acc0615d5a", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3C", "abstract": "Feng-Yun 3C (FY-3C) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2013-2023. It is the third in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13784, "platform": { "ob_id": 32304, "uuid": "4aae55216d5f4c25a23408480cac8f18", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FY-3B", "abstract": "Feng-Yun -3B (FY-3B) is a Chinese satellite flying between 2010-2021. It is the second in the FY-3 series of satellites, with a primary mission for operational meteorology." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40773, "uuid": "6f749b8e2583455d82155945ef75b826", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1)", "abstract": "The Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 1 (MWRI-1) is one of the instruments on the Chinese Feng-Yun -3 (FY-3) series of satellites." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40781, "uuid": "c13aaa02dc9349a19b5315821b7bcd33", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition process for the ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined product, v07.1", "abstract": "The ESA Climate Change Initiative Combined product has been derived from data from both active (AMI-SCAT, ASCAT) and passive satellite instruments (SMMR, SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, FY-3B, FY-3C, FY3D, AMSR2, MIRAS (SMOS), GPM and SMAP)" } }, { "ob_id": 13785, "platform": { "ob_id": 35031, "uuid": "78973fd9186c4347a8238c7b46f9e085", "short_code": "plat", "title": "ZAMG field site: Altmunster, Austria", "abstract": "Altmunster, Austria field site operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG).\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-11254. Details for this WIGOS station are presently unavailable in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool.\n\nSite WMO site id: 11254." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 40801, "uuid": "821f056617af4474ab2ee7118f3b0f1f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument.", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 40800, "uuid": "48e2a4ccb25d4f59a3a4c42165e1bada", "short_code": "acq", "title": "ZAMG: vaisala-cl51 instrument deployed at Altmunster", "abstract": "vaisala-cl51 instrument instrument deployed at Altmunster operated by Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG) providing cloud base height and aerosol profile data." } }, { "ob_id": 13786, "platform": { "ob_id": 41066, "uuid": "169d3bef78d042caa6cdac6bb2138fa7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Socorro Municipal Airport", "abstract": "Socorro Municipal Airport, New Mexico, has a FAA Identifier ONM." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 41063, "uuid": "1f04bec7822e45f79f29fc3f7ada894d", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMOF Camera 12", "abstract": "NCAS AMOF Camera 12" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 41069, "uuid": "228be7aa7c1a484284dbf8607dcb3430", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DCMEX NCAS cam 12 deployment", "abstract": "DCMEX NCAS cam 12 deployment" } }, { "ob_id": 13787, "platform": { "ob_id": 41065, "uuid": "5e7481553c3547b49c8774f2d012da4d", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Socorro", "abstract": "Socorro" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 41068, "uuid": "2d1e176707f1494ca14ea4dfc9c18280", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMOF Camera 11", "abstract": "NCAS AMOF Camera 11" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 41070, "uuid": "79feecea0baa4741a33fb02304bc16bf", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DCMEX NCAS Cam 11 deployment", "abstract": "DCMEX NCAS Cam 11 deployment" } }, { "ob_id": 13788, "platform": { "ob_id": 41066, "uuid": "169d3bef78d042caa6cdac6bb2138fa7", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Socorro Municipal Airport", "abstract": "Socorro Municipal Airport, New Mexico, has a FAA Identifier ONM." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 41068, "uuid": "2d1e176707f1494ca14ea4dfc9c18280", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMOF Camera 11", "abstract": "NCAS AMOF Camera 11" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 41070, "uuid": "79feecea0baa4741a33fb02304bc16bf", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DCMEX NCAS Cam 11 deployment", "abstract": "DCMEX NCAS Cam 11 deployment" } }, { "ob_id": 13789, "platform": { "ob_id": 41067, "uuid": "69603cc196d9424eb24ef8ba5aed8ee2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Magdalena Airport", "abstract": "Magdalena Airport, Magdalena, New Mexico, has a FAA Identifier N29" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 41068, "uuid": "2d1e176707f1494ca14ea4dfc9c18280", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMOF Camera 11", "abstract": "NCAS AMOF Camera 11" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 41070, "uuid": "79feecea0baa4741a33fb02304bc16bf", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DCMEX NCAS Cam 11 deployment", "abstract": "DCMEX NCAS Cam 11 deployment" } }, { "ob_id": 13790, "platform": { "ob_id": 30506, "uuid": "c58202085ddb493988be0fea4e1b065f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Summit Station Greenland", "abstract": "The Summit Station in Greenland is located (72° 36’N, 38° 25’W, 3250m), atop the Greenland Ice Sheet making it a unique location for a cloud– atmosphere observatory. The station is about 400 km from the east and west coastlines and more than 1,000 km from the southwest and southeast coasts, from which most of the flow impinging on Summit originates, making it a distinctly continental environment. Additionally, the high altitude leads to extremely cold and dry conditions and a relative compression of the troposphere above the ice sheet." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 41087, "uuid": "fedcb04be8064d789ead881c35df5c8c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "ACE SIMBA Snow Ice Mass Balance Apparatus", "abstract": "SIMBA Snow Ice Mass Balance Apparatus with a bespoke 5 m chain." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 41086, "uuid": "15e0f31081c548379d94445e98f2b7d6", "short_code": "acq", "title": "ICECAPS-ACE: Summit Aerosol Cloud Experiment: snow-air temperature taken at Summit Station Greenland", "abstract": "ICECAPS-ACE: Summit Aerosol Cloud Experiment: snow-air temperature taken at Summit Station Greenland" } }, { "ob_id": 13791, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. The standard core instrument data may, in some cases, be enhanced (e.g. provided at higher frequency or with greater accuracy) by collaboration with another group." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 41090, "uuid": "b839b3f9180f400ab4d9383d9affb021", "short_code": "acq", "title": "FAAM Flight C350 Acquisition", "abstract": "FAAM Flight C350 Acquisition" } }, { "ob_id": 13792, "platform": { "ob_id": 51, "uuid": "dda4596d5d374564acf8c79b7a119127", "short_code": "plat", "title": "FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE", "abstract": "FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the Met Office(TM) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAE 146 aircraft (jet type) is owned by BAE Systems and operated for them by Directflight. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11730, "uuid": "ca3c48564db10ffbdfe37264a4ff16fd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser", "abstract": "FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser. 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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. 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The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.\r\n\r\nThe FAAM BAE 146 aircraft allows for in-situ measurements taken by core and non-core instruments onboard the aircraft. The in-situ measurements will then be transported to the research organisations' respective laboratory for analysis" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 61, "uuid": "306ac6a158514192baf813b4b8b46be7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments", "abstract": "Core instruments are provided and can be operated by FAAM. Data will be made available routinely at BADC. Some core instruments may not be operated on all flights. 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