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MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microwave limb sounder
1, record 1, English, microwave%20limb%20sounder
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MLS 2, record 1, English, MLS
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The MLS detects naturally occurring microwave thermal emissions from Earth's limb to create vertical profiles of atmospheric gasses, temperature, pressure and cloud ice. MLS looks 90° from the angle of UARS' [Upper Atmosphere Research Statellite] orbit. Thermal radiation enters the instrument through a three-mirror antenna system. The antenna mechanically scans in the vertical plane through the atmospheric limb every 65.5 seconds. The scan covers a height range from the surface up to 90 km (55 miles). Upon entering the instrument, the signal from the antenna is separated into three signals for processing by different radiometers. The 63-GHz radiometer measures temperature and pressure.The 183-GHz radiometer measures water vapor and ozone. The 205-GHz radiometer measures ClO, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitric acid and water vapor. 2, record 1, English, - microwave%20limb%20sounder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
microwave limb sounder: MLS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - microwave%20limb%20sounder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sondeur au limbe en hyperfréquence
1, record 1, French, sondeur%20au%20limbe%20en%20hyperfr%C3%A9quence
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MLS 2, record 1, French, MLS
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- soudeur du limbe hyperfréquences 3, record 1, French, soudeur%20du%20limbe%20hyperfr%C3%A9quences
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capteur passif utilisé pour le sondage au limbe en hyperfréquence. 4, record 1, French, - sondeur%20au%20limbe%20en%20hyperfr%C3%A9quence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] MLS (Microwave Limb Sounder) s'intéresse à la concentration dans l'atmosphère d'espèces chimiques qui contribuent à la destruction de la couche d'ozone. 2, record 1, French, - sondeur%20au%20limbe%20en%20hyperfr%C3%A9quence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sondeur au limbe en hyperfréquence; MLS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 1, French, - sondeur%20au%20limbe%20en%20hyperfr%C3%A9quence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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