infrared sounder
C23971
concept
An infrared sounder is a remote sensing instrument that measures infrared radiation emitted from the Earth and its atmosphere to derive vertical profiles of temperature, humidity, and trace gases.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| atmospheric sounding instrument | 5 |
| atmospheric sounder | 3 |
| infrared atmospheric sounding interferometer | 1 |
| infrared sounder canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: infrared sounder
Generated description
An infrared sounder is a remote sensing instrument that measures infrared radiation emitted from the Earth and its atmosphere to derive vertical profiles of temperature, humidity, and trace gases.
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Cross-track Infrared Sounder | — |
| MAESTRO | atmospheric sounding instrument |
| Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation | atmospheric sounding instrument |
| AIRS | atmospheric sounder |
| Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet instrument | atmospheric sounding instrument |
| MCS | atmospheric sounder |
| Mars Climate Sounder | atmospheric sounder |
| TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder | atmospheric sounding instrument |
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Metop satellites
surface form:
IASI
|
infrared atmospheric sounding interferometer |
| Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmosphere | atmospheric sounding instrument |