Data Description
Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder -
The TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) system consisted of three instruments: the High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder Version 2 (HIRS/2), the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) and the Stratospheric Sounding Unit (SSU). This system was onboard the NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 and TIROS-N satellites. The Advanced TOVS (ATOVS) replaced the TOVS instruments starting from NOAA-15 onwards. It consists of HIRS/3, the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) and AMSU-B.
The Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS), developed by EUMETSAT, replaced AMSU-B on NOAA-18 and the European MetOp satellites. Currently the ATOVS is generating products from the NOAA-15, 16, 18 and METOP-A satellites. This instrument package provides information on temperature and humidity profiles, total ozone, clouds and radiation on a global scale.
Details - Metadata, Documentation
Begin Date | 1978-10-14 |
Platforms | METOP-C, METOP-B, METOP-C, NOAA-19, NOAA-18, NOAA-17, NOAA-16, NOAA-15, NOAA-14, NOAA-12, NOAA-11, NOAA-10, NOAA-9, NOAA-8, NOAA-7, NOAA-6, TIROS-N |
Spatial Coverage | Global |
Processing Level | NOAA Level 1B |
Data Producer | NOAA / NESDIS / OSPO |
Themes | See Product Metadata |
Metadata | See Product Details |
TOVS Data Available | CLASS Help |
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End Date | Present |
Instruments | AMSU-A, AMSU-B, MHS, HIRS, MSU, SSU |
Spatial Resolution | 12.5 - 50 km |
Distribution Format | Binary, BUFR |
Data Steward | NOAA / NESDIS / NCEI |
Update Frequency | asNeeded |
Documentation | User Guides |
Satellite Operations | POES Status |
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