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                                <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><gmi:MI_Instrument xmlns:gmi="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:gco="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco" xmlns:gmd="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd" xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" uuid="8293FAD4B87075F2E040AC8C5AB4576F"><gmi:citation><gmd:CI_Citation><gmd:title><gco:CharacterString>SSM/I- Microwave Imager</gco:CharacterString></gmd:title><gmd:date><gmd:CI_Date><gmd:date gco:nilReason="unknown"/><gmd:dateType><gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication">publication</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode></gmd:dateType></gmd:CI_Date></gmd:date><gmd:identifier><gmd:MD_Identifier><gmd:code><gco:CharacterString>gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:25112</gco:CharacterString></gmd:code></gmd:MD_Identifier></gmd:identifier><gmd:citedResponsibleParty><gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty><gmd:individualName><gco:CharacterString>User Services</gco:CharacterString></gmd:individualName><gmd:organisationName><gco:CharacterString>DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC &gt; National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce</gco:CharacterString></gmd:organisationName><gmd:contactInfo><gmd:CI_Contact><gmd:phone><gmd:CI_Telephone><gmd:voice><gco:CharacterString>(303) 497-6826</gco:CharacterString></gmd:voice><gmd:facsimile><gco:CharacterString>(303) 497-6513</gco:CharacterString></gmd:facsimile></gmd:CI_Telephone></gmd:phone><gmd:address><gmd:CI_Address><gmd:deliveryPoint><gco:CharacterString>NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC E/GC 325 Broadway </gco:CharacterString></gmd:deliveryPoint><gmd:city><gco:CharacterString>Boulder</gco:CharacterString></gmd:city><gmd:administrativeArea><gco:CharacterString>CO</gco:CharacterString></gmd:administrativeArea><gmd:postalCode><gco:CharacterString>80305-3328</gco:CharacterString></gmd:postalCode><gmd:country><gco:CharacterString>USA</gco:CharacterString></gmd:country><gmd:electronicMailAddress><gco:CharacterString>ngdc.info@noaa.gov</gco:CharacterString></gmd:electronicMailAddress></gmd:CI_Address></gmd:address><gmd:hoursOfService><gco:CharacterString>7:30 - 5:00 Mountain</gco:CharacterString></gmd:hoursOfService></gmd:CI_Contact></gmd:contactInfo><gmd:role><gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="originator">originator</gmd:CI_RoleCode></gmd:role></gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty></gmd:citedResponsibleParty></gmd:CI_Citation></gmi:citation><gmi:identifier><gmd:MD_Identifier><gmd:code><gco:CharacterString>SSM/I &gt; Special Sensor Microwave/Imager</gco:CharacterString></gmd:code></gmd:MD_Identifier></gmi:identifier><gmi:type><gco:CharacterString>imager</gco:CharacterString></gmi:type><gmi:description><gco:CharacterString>Instrument Type: imager, Operational Mode: , Collection Type: conical scan, Other Information: The instrument sweeps a 450 cone around the satellite velocity vector so that the Earth incidence angle is always
            540. Data are recorded during the 102.40 of the cone when the antenna beam intercepts the Earth&apos;s surface. The channel footprint varies with channel energy, position in the scan, along scan or along track direction and altitude
            of the satellite. The 85 GHz footprint is the smallest with a 13 x 15 km and the 19 GHz footprint is the largest at 43 x 69 km. Because the 85 GHz footprint is so small, it is sampled twice as often, i.e., 128 times a scan. One
            data cycle consists of 4 85 GHz scans and 2 scans of the 19, 22 and 37 GHz channels. The complete cycle takes 28 seconds and it must be complete to process the data.</gco:CharacterString></gmi:description></gmi:MI_Instrument>