JPSS 1
Also called NOAA 20
Carries 5 major instruments:
- CERES: Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System: to measure reflected
sunlight and thermal radiation emitted by the Earth
- ATMS: Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder and CrIS: Cross-track Infrared
Sounder: to provide atmospheric and temperature profiles for weather
forecasting; (built by Northrop Grumman)
- VIIRS: Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite: creates high-resolution
imagery of the atmosphere using visible and infrared channels;
- OMPS: Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite: measures ozone concentration in the
atmosphere and provides significant input to the numerical forecast models.
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