microwave radiometer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:canBe ground-based
airborne
spaceborne
gptkbp:component gptkb:weather_satellites
Earth observation satellites
gptkbp:detects water vapor
cloud liquid water
thermal emission
rain rate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label microwave radiometer
gptkbp:inventedBy 1940s
gptkbp:measures microwave radiation
brightness temperature
gptkbp:operatesIn microwave frequency range
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:radar
infrared radiometer
passive remote sensing
gptkbp:usedFor sea surface temperature measurement
precipitation measurement
soil moisture measurement
atmospheric profiling
gptkbp:usedIn climate science
meteorology
remote sensing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cassini_spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5