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OAS insttype Detail for AVHRR-2
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| Term: | AVHRR-2 |
| Description: | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-2 |
| Definition: | The AVHRR-2 is a multi purpose imaging instrument used for global measurement of cloud cover, sea surface temperature, ice, snow and vegetation cover and characteristics. This instrument was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981) and was last flown on NOAA-14 which was decommissioned in 2005. This 5-channel radiometer covering 2 visible and 3 thermal infrared between 0.63 and 12.0 micrometers, has an instantaneous footprint of 1.1 km at the sub satellite point. Additional Information: https://nwpsaf.eu/deliverables/aapp/avhrr_2.html |
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| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2015-01-29 15:17:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2015-01-29 15:17:22+00 |