AVHRR

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/AVHRR
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AVHRR
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:MetOp
gptkb:NOAA_satellites
gptkb:NOAA_Series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6