The Special Sensor Microwave Imager / Sounder" (SSMI/S) is an eleven-channel, eight-frequency, linearly polarized passive
Instrument characteristics
The instrument is flown onboard the
Table 1 Radiometric characteristics of the SSMI/S [http://mrain.atmos.colostate.edu/LEVEL1C/level1C_devssmis.html] .
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