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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

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microwave limb sounder : MLS : term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG).  3, record 1, English, - microwave%20limb%20sounder

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Capteur passif utilisé pour le sondage au limbe en hyperfréquence.  4, record 1, French, - sondeur%20au%20limbe%20en%20hyperfr%C3%A9quence

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[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

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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

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An instrument on board a sun-synchronous satellite measuring radiation from the Earth or clouds, or snow or ice directly beneath the sensor.  3, record 2, English, - TIROS%20operational%20vertical%20sounder

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The latest generation of polar-orbiting meteorological satellites, the TIROS-N/NOAA-6 series, have even more highly developed sensing equipment. One of their most advanced instruments is the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder(TOVS), consisting of a high resolution infra-red sounder, to produce temperature and moisture content profiles "in depth"... plus a stratospheric sounding unit and also a microwave sounding unit, to take vertical soundings in cloudy atmospheres.  4, record 2, English, - TIROS%20operational%20vertical%20sounder

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Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.  5, record 2, English, - TIROS%20operational%20vertical%20sounder

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Instrument embarqué sur un satellite héliosynchrone pour mesurer le rayonnement de la Terre ou des nuages, ou de la neige ou de la glace directement sous le capteur.  5, record 2, French, - sondeur%20vertical%20op%C3%A9rationnel%20de%20TIROS

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Sondeur de profils verticaux de TIROS opérationnel. Ce sondeur du satellite TIROS-N est composé de trois capteurs passifs : - H.I.R.S. («High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder»); - M.S.U. («Microwave Sounding Unit»); S.S.U. («Stratospheric Sounding Unit»), destinés à la mesure des profils verticaux de température, de vapeur d'eau et d'ozone de l'atmosphère.  6, record 2, French, - sondeur%20vertical%20op%C3%A9rationnel%20de%20TIROS

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Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.  7, record 2, French, - sondeur%20vertical%20op%C3%A9rationnel%20de%20TIROS

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Instrumento transportado por un satélite heliosincrónico para medir la radiación de la Tierra o las nubes, o de la nieve o el hielo directamente debajo del sensor.  5, record 2, Spanish, - sonda%20vertical%20operacional%20del%20Tiros

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Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de la Unesco.  4, record 2, Spanish, - sonda%20vertical%20operacional%20del%20Tiros

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The CERSAT was created in 1991 in order to ensure the off-line processing of ERS-1 and ERS-2 altimeter, scatterometer and microwave sounder data. This task includes acquisition, algorithmic processing, quality control, archiving and distribution of the data to the oceanographic community. In conjunction with scientists of the Département d’Océanographie Spatiale at IFREMER, the CERSAT groups together all skills required to act as a major data distribution and expertise center in oceanography from space.  1, record 3, English, - Centre%20ERS%20d%27Archivage%20et%20de%20Traitement

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La mission initiale du CERSAT depuis 1991 est d'assurer l'exploitation des données altimètres, sondeur micro-onde et diffusiomètre des satellites ERS-1 et ERS-2, ce qui inclus l'acquisition, le traitement, le contrôle, l'archivage et la diffusion de produits utilisables par la communauté océanographique. Au sein du Laboratoire d'Océanographie Spatiale, le CERSAT collabore étroitement avec une équipe de chercheurs et d'ingénieurs spécialistes de la physique de la mesure et de l'océanographie. Grâce à cela, le CERSAT possède toute la chaîne de compétences lui permettant de se positionner aujourd'hui comme un centre important de diffusion et d'expertise dans le domaine des mesures océanographiques d'origine spatiale.  2, record 3, French, - Centre%20ERS%20d%27Archivage%20et%20de%20Traitement

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The Megha-Tropiques satellite is devoted to the study of the atmospheric water cycle in the tropics and its relation to the radiative budget.... The three instruments of the mission are a microwave imager, a microwave water vapour sounder and a radiative budget instrument.  3, record 4, English, - water%20vapour%20sounder

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The SSM/T-2 is the first operational microwave water vapor sounder to be placed in orbit. It is a scanning, five channel, passive and total power microwave radiometer system. The SSM/T-2 consists of five channels : three water vapor channels centered around the 183. 31 GHz water vapor line, a 91 GHz channel, and a 150 GHz channel.  2, record 4, English, - water%20vapour%20sounder

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A microwave nadir sounder... can be used to derive atmospheric parameters like water vapor, temperature, and surface emissivity. [It] has window channels which can be used for the retrieval of surface characteristics, temperature sounding channels around 54 GHz oxygen line(temperature profiling), and water vapor sounding channels around 183. 31 GHz water vapor line(water vapor profiling).  2, record 5, English, - two%2Dfrequency%20microwave%20nadir%20sounder

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The MBCTS was chosen to be suitable for the Advanced Microwave Atmospheric Sounder(AMAS), a European instrument, which is currently in the breadboarding phase and is planned to be flown in 1999.  2, record 6, English, - advanced%20microwave%20atmospheric%20sounder

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European countries have already acquired a leading position in this type of instrumentation, where technology is advancing at a rapid pace : a microwave limb sounder has been flown aboard the UARS satellite; a microwave atmospheric sounder has operated aboard the space shuttle and the Odin aeronomy and astronomy satellite will fly shortly.  3, record 7, English, - microwave%20atmospheric%20sounder

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FRAPPE is a configurable low-bit rate data processing system, primarily designed to process radar altimeter data and microwave sounder data from the ERS satellites [ESA remote sensing satellite].  3, record 8, English, - Flexible%20Radar%20Altimeter%20Processor%20for%20Performance%20Evaluation

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... the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder(TOVS)... consists of three instruments : the High-Resolution Infrared Sounder-2(HIRS-2), the Microwave Sounding Unit(MSU), and the Stratospheric Sounding Unit(SSU). These instruments provide global information about the structure of the atmosphere, including vertical temperature and moisture profiles and fractional cloud cover. Using a completely physical-based method for analysis of the HIRS-2 and MSU radiance data, additional information can be derived, including surface skin temperature, total vertically integrated ozone amount, outgoing longwave radiation, and precipitation estimates.  1, record 9, English, - vertical%20temperature%20and%20moisture%20profiles

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Outre les données de la couverture nuageuse globale, dont on tire de nombreuses informations, les satellites météorologiques permettent de déterminer de manière opérationnelle, d'une part, la température du sommet des couches nuageuses ou de la surface du globe, lorsque celle-ci n'est pas occultée par les nuages, d'autre part, les profils verticaux de température et d'humidité en tout point de la surface du globe par spectrométrie infrarouge dans certaines bandes d'absorption du milieu atmosphérique; par exemple, dans la bande du dioxyde de carbone (de 13 à 15 mm) pour les sondages de température ou dans la bande de la vapeur d'eau (de 6 à 8 mm) pour les sondages d'humidité; la zone d'absorption minimale, dite fenêtre atmosphérique (11 mm), servant à déterminer la température de surface, en particulier la température superficielle de la mer.  2, record 9, French, - profils%20verticaux%20de%20temp%C3%A9rature%20et%20d%27humidit%C3%A9

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