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INSTRUMENTS
Explore the many instruments the European Space Agency use to observe the Earth. ESA offer data from a wide range of optical, radar, atmospheric, altimetric and gravimetric instrumentation.
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
ATSR
The Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) on board ERS-1 and ERS-2 mission consisted of two instruments, an Infra-Red Radiometer and a Microwave Sounder.
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Instrument - Imaging Radars, Scatterometers
Instrument - Imaging Radars, Scatterometers
SAR (ERS)
The Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument aboard ERS-1 and ERS-2 was capable of high precision change detection of surface heights.
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
MWR (ERS)
The microwave radiometer (MWR) instrument on board the ERS-1 and ERS-2 missions provided measurements of the integrated atmospheric water vapour column and cloud liquid water content.
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Instrument - Positioning/Navigation
Instrument - Positioning/Navigation
PRARE (ERS-2)
Precise Range And Range-Rate Equipment (PRARE) was a microwave tracking system for the measurement of satellite to ground range and range rate.
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
MWR (ERS-2)
Used for measurement of the integrated atmospheric water vapour column & cloud liquid water content
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
ATSR-1
ATSR-1 instrument was used for measuring sea-surface temperatures and cloud-top temperatures and vegetation monitoring.
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Instrument - Imaging Radars, Scatterometers
Instrument - Imaging Radars, Scatterometers
SAR (ERS-2)
The SAR instrument aboard ERS-2 was capable of high precision change detection of surface heights.