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Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000595

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-ENV-000595
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationAVHRR
ReferencesNASA Earth Observatory Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000595",
  "term": "Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "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",
  "references": [
    "NASA Earth Observatory Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/advanced-very-high-resolution-radiometer/"
}

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