instruments


identifier name description platforms
polarization-and-directionality-of-the-earths-reflectances-2 POLarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer advanced-earth-observing-satellite-ii
polarization-and-directionality-of-the-earths-reflectances-parasol-version POLarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances (PARASOL version) Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer polarization-and-anisotropy-of-reflectances-for-atmospheric-science-coupled-with-observations-from-a-lidar
poseidon-1 Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter) SSALT is also referred to as Poseidon-1. The single instrument frequency is 13.65 GHz (Ku-band). SSALT is an experimental altimeter (of CNES, built by Alcatel Alenia Space, formerly Alcatel Espace, Toulouse) to demonstrate the concept of low-power, low-mass, low data rate (1/7 the rate of NRA due to extensive on-board processing) and low-cost altimeter for future Earth observing missions. topex-poseidon
poseidon-2 Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter) The Poseidon-2 altimeter is the main instrument on the Jason-1 mission. Derived from the Poseidon-1 altimeter on TOPEX/Poseidon, it measures sea level, wave heights and wind speed. It operates at two frequencies and is also able to estimate atmospheric electron content. jason-1
poseidon-3 Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter) The Poseidon-3 radar altimeter is the main instrument on the Jason-2 mission. Derived from the Poseidon-1 altimeter on TOPEX/Poseidon and the Poseidon-2 on Jason-1, it measures sea level, wave heights and wind speed. jason-2
positioning-ocean-solid-earth-ice-dynamics-orbiting-navigator-single-frequency-solid-state-radar-altimeter Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter) Radar altimeter
positioning-ocean-solid-earth-ice-dynamics-orbiting-navigator-single-frequency-solid-state-radar-altimeter-4 Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter) Radar altimeter
precipitation-radar Precipitation Radar Cloud and precipitation radar tropical-rainfall-measuring-mission
precision-monitoring-of-solar-variability PREcision Monitoring of Solar Variability Solar irradiance monitor picard
r-400 R-400 Non-scanning MW radiometer priroda
radar-altimeter Radar Altimeter Radar altimeter ocean-dynamics-satellite-a
radar-altimeter-2 Radar altimeter Radar altimeter priroda
radar-altimeter-2-2 Radar Altimeter - 2 Radar altimeter environmental-satellite
radar-altimeter-3 Radar Altimeter Radar altimeter european-remote-sensing-satellite-1
european-remote-sensing-satellite-2
radiation-measurement-complex Radiation Measurement Complex Space environment monitor resource-satellite-first-series-number-4
meteor-3-n8
meteor-3-n7
meteor-2-n24
meteor-3-n5
radiation-measurement-system Radiation measurement system Space environment monitor geostationary-operational-meteorological-satellite-1
radio-beacon-for-ionospheric-tomography Radio Beacon for Ionospheric Tomography Space environment monitor youthsat
radio-occultation-receiver Radio-occultation receiver GNSS radio-occultation receiver
radio-occultation-sensor-for-atmosphere Radio Occultation Sensor for Atmosphere GNSS radio-occultation receiver megha-tropiques
radio-occultation-sounder-for-the-atmosphere Radio Occultation Sounder for the Atmosphere GNSS radio-occultation receiver ocean-satellite-2