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Operational Polar-Orbiting Satellites

Table 4.1 - NOAA Satellite Summary

Table 4.4 - High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS/2) System Parameters.

Table 4.5 - HIRS/2 Channels.

Table 4.6 - Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) System Parameters.

Table 4.7 - Stratospheric Sounding Unit (SSU) System Parameters.

Table 4.8 - SSU Channels

Table 4.9 - Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer (SBUV/2) System Parameters.

Fig. 4.1 - The TIROS N-series (a) TIROS N; (b) Advanced TIROS N.

Fig. 4.3 - Schematic diagram of the AVHRR scan mirror and telescope.

Fig. 4.4 - The AVHRR posttelescope optical system.

Fig. 4.5 - AVHRR spectral response functions.

Fig. 4.6 - AVHRR angular response functions.

Fig. 4.7 - HIRS/2 scan patterns.

Fig. 4.8 - HIRS/2 optics.

Fig. 4.9 - Photograph of the Microwave Sounding Unit.

Fig. 4.10 - MSU scan pattern.

Fig. 4.11 - SSU diagram.

Fig. 4.12 - SSU scan patterns.

Fig. 4.14 - SBUV/2 Monochrometer.

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Operational Geostationary Satellites

4.2.1

GMS

Table 4.16 - Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS) Characteristics.

Fig. 4.21 - Areas viewed by geostationary meteorological satellites.

4.2.2

Meteosat

Table 4.17 - Meteosat Characteristics.

4.2.3

Insat

Table 4.18 - Insat Characteristics.

4.2.4

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GOES

Table 4.19 - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Characteristics

GOES,

4.2.4.1

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GOES 4-7 Instruments

Fig. 4.22 - Sketch of GOES 7.

Fig. 4.23 - Sketch of GOES 8.