remote sounding
1Sounding rocket — A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub orbital flight. The origin of the term comes from nautical vocabulary, it… …
2Remote sensing — There are two kinds of remote sensing. Passive sensors detect natural energy (radiation) that is emitted or reflected by the object or surrounding area being observed. Reflected sunlight is the most common source of radiation measured by passive… …
3sounding — I. /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/ (say sownding) adjective 1. emitting or producing a sound or sounds. 2. resounding or sonorous. 3. having an imposing sound; high sounding; pompous. {sound1 + ing2} –soundingly, adverb II. /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/ (say sownding) …
4Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit — The Advanced microwave sounding unit (AMSU) is a multi channel microwave radiometer installed on meteorological satellites. The instrument examines several bands of microwave radiation from the atmosphere to perform atmospheric sounding of… …
5Atmospheric sounding — An atmospheric sounding is a measurement of vertical distribution of physical properties of the atmospheric column such as pressure, temperature, wind speed and wind direction (thus deriving wind shear), liquid water content, ozone concentration …
6Collocation (remote sensing) — Collocation is a procedure used in remote sensing to match measurements from two or more different instruments. This is done for two main reasons: for validation purposes when comparing measurements of the same variable, and to relate… …
7Microwave sounding unit — The Microwave sounding unit was the predecessor to the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit. The MSU was first launched aboard the TIROS N satellite in late 1978 and provided global coverage (from Pole to Pole). It carries a 4 channel microwave… …
8EgyptSat 1 — is Egypt s first Earth remote sounding satellite. This satellite has been jointly built by Egypt s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences together with the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Ukraine and was launched onboard a Dnepr… …
9James Hansen — This is about the American scientist/administrator. For others, see James Hansen (disambiguation). Infobox Person name = James Hansen image size = caption = birth name = birth date = March 29, 1941 birth place = Denison, Iowa death date = death… …
10Atmospheric Chemistry Observational Databases — Over the last two centuries many atmospheric chemical observations have been made from a variety of ground based, airborne, and orbital platforms and deposited in databases. Many of these databases are publicly available. All of the instruments… …
