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Acronym |
Definition |
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AIRS |
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder |
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AMSU |
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit |
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AVHRR |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
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CHRPT |
Color High Resolution Picture Transmission |
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EOS |
Earth Observing System |
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FY |
Fengyun (Chinese satellite series) |
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GAC |
Global Area Coverage |
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GMS |
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
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GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
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HiRID |
High Resolution Image Data |
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HIRS |
High resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| HRIT |
High Rate Information Transmission |
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HRPT |
High Resolution Picture Transmission |
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IR |
InfraRed |
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LAC |
Local Area Coverage |
| MetOp |
Meteorological Operational (EUMETSAT Polar System satellite) |
| MHS |
Microwave Humidity Sounder |
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MODIS |
MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
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MSG |
Meteosat Second Generation |
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MSI |
MultiSpectral Imagery |
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MSU |
Microwave Sounding Unit |
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MTSAT |
Multi-functional Transport SATellite |
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MVISR |
Multichannel Visible and InfraRed Scan Radiometer |
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NIR |
Near InfraRed |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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POES |
Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
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S-VISSR |
Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer |
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SEVIRI |
Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager |
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TIP |
TIROS Information Processor |
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VAS |
VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
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VHRR |
Very High Resolution Radiometer |
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VIS |
VISible |
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VISSR |
Visible and InfraRed Spin Scan Radiometer |
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WV |
Water Vapor |