SSM/T > Special Sensor Microwave/Temperature

 (MI_Instrument) uuid: 8293FAD4B87375F2E040AC8C5AB4576F
    citation:  (CI_Citation)
        title:  SSM/T- Atmospheric Temperature Profiler
        date:  (CI_Date)
            date:  unknown
            dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) publication
        identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
            code:  gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25119
        citedResponsibleParty:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
            individualName:  User Services
            organisationName:  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
            contactInfo:  (CI_Contact)
                phone:  (CI_Telephone)
                    voice:  (303) 497-6826
                    facsimile:  (303) 497-6513
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                    deliveryPoint:  NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC E/GC 325 Broadway
                    city:  Boulder
                    administrativeArea:  CO
                    postalCode:  80305-3328
                    country:  USA
                    electronicMailAddress:  ngdc.info@noaa.gov
                hoursOfService:  7:30 - 5:00 Mountain
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        code:  SSM/T > Special Sensor Microwave/Temperature
    type:  sounder
    description:  Instrument Type: sounder, Operational Mode: cross-track, Collection Type: step and stare mode, Other Information: The SSM/T is a cross-track nadir scanning radiometer having a field of view (FOV) of 14.4 degrees. At the nominal 833 km altitude, the subtrack spatial resolution is an approximate circle of 174 km diameter at nadir. There are seven total cross-track scan positions separated by 12 degrees with a maximum cross-track scan angle of 36 degrees. At the far end of each scan, resolution degrades to an ellipse of 213 x 304 km size. The SSM/T data swath is about 1500 km; therefore, there is a data coverage gap between successive orbits over much of the earth.