Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder (MWTS)
Description
Characterization of atmospheric air temperature is in motion. The basic meteorological element is an important basis for weather forecasting. MWTS is a passive scanning microwave sounder for the purpose of temperature sounding in cloudy regions. There are three generations, MWTS-I, MWTS-II and MWTS-III.
| Instrument | Satellite | |
|---|---|---|
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MWTS-I | FY-3A , FY-3B |
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MWTS-II | FY-3C , FY-3D , FY-3F |
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MWTS-III | FY-3E |