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TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS)

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

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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