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Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder
Entry ID:
gov.noaa.class.TOVS
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ABSTRACT: The TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) system consisted of three instruments: the High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder Version 2 (HIRS/2), the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) and the Stratospheric Sounding Unit (SSU). This system was onboard the NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 and TIROS-N satellites. The Advanced TOVS (ATOVS) replaced the TOVS instruments starting from NOAA-15 onwards. ...
 Purpose: PURPOSE: TOVS was designed so that the data from the HIRS, SSU, MSU, AMSU-A, AMSU-B and MHS instruments could be combined to compute: 1) atmospheric temperature profiles from the surface to 10 millibars (mb), 2) water vapor content at three levels of the atmosphere, and 3) total ozone content. Improved accuracy of retrieval profiles and a better definition of the water vapor profile, even in the presence of clouds, are the objectives of this system. Geographic Coverage
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Data Center
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TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
(+254-20) 7624214
Fax:
(+254-20) 7624315
Email:
Johannes.Akiwumi at unep.org
Contact Address:
Head, Data and Information Management Section
Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA)
United Nations Environment Programme
P. O. Box 30552
City:
Nairobi
Postal Code:
00100
Country:
Kenya
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-06-11
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