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OAS insttype Detail for AVHRR-GAC
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Term: AVHRR-GAC
Description: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Global Area Coverage
Definition: global area coverage — One full orbit of AVHRR data at reduced resolution (3.3 km x 4.0 km) stored on digital tape recorders for subsequent playback to NOAA Command and Data Acquisition ground stations. (From: http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/)
Context: GHRSST, Pathfinder, other satellite data
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Metadata version: 1
Keydate: 2005-05-09 22:22:29.197473+00
Editdate: 2015-09-18 19:11:34+00