AVHRR

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/AVHRR

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite_sensor
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	TIROS-N satellite
gptkbp:availableOn	global
gptkbp:channelNumber	5 or 6
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:NOAA
gptkbp:format	Level 2 Level 1B
gptkbp:frequency	near-infrared visible thermal infrared
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Advanced_Very_High_Resolution_Radiometer
gptkbp:launchDate	1978
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:ITT_Exelis
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:NOAA_satellites
gptkbp:orbitType	polar orbit
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:NOAA-10 gptkb:NOAA-11 gptkb:NOAA-12 gptkb:NOAA-14 gptkb:NOAA-15 gptkb:NOAA-16 gptkb:NOAA-17 gptkb:NOAA-18 gptkb:NOAA-19 gptkb:NOAA-6 gptkb:NOAA-7 gptkb:NOAA-8 gptkb:NOAA-9
gptkbp:resolution	1.1 km at nadir
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:VIIRS
gptkbp:usedFor	meteorology oceanography remote sensing climate monitoring weather forecasting land surface monitoring ice monitoring sea surface temperature measurement vegetation analysis fire detection
gptkbp:width	~2900 km
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:VIIRS gptkb:MetOp gptkb:NOAA_satellites gptkb:NOAA-12 gptkb:NOAA-13 gptkb:NOAA-16 gptkb:NOAA-25 gptkb:Visible_Infrared_Imaging_Radiometer_Suite gptkb:NOAA_Series
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	AVHRR