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Advanced very high resolution radiometer

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000129

A five-channel scanning instrument that quantitatively measures electromagnetic radiation, flown on NOAA environmental satellites. AVHRR remotely determines cloud cover and surface temperature. Visible and infrared detectors observe vegetation, clouds, lakes, shorelines, snow, and ice.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000129
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
AbbreviationAVHRR
Synonymsadvanced very high resolution radiometry
ReferencesUS Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoInfrared radiometers; Cloud cover; Satellites; Geomorphology; Surface temperature
TranslationsSpanish: radiómetro avanzado de muy alta resolución
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000129",
  "term": "Advanced very high resolution radiometer",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A five-channel scanning instrument that quantitatively measures electromagnetic radiation, flown on NOAA environmental satellites. AVHRR remotely determines cloud cover and surface temperature. Visible and infrared detectors observe vegetation, clouds, lakes, shorelines, snow, and ice.",
  "abbreviation": "AVHRR",
  "synonyms": [
    "advanced very high resolution radiometry"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "infrared radiometers",
    "cloud cover",
    "satellites",
    "geomorphology",
    "surface temperature"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "radiómetro avanzado de muy alta resolución"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/advanced-very-high-resolution-radiometer/"
}

Record 129 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.