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Special Sensor Microwave Temperature

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009088

A satellite-borne passive microwave radiometer designed to measure atmospheric temperature profiles from the surface to an altitude of about 30 kilometers. The instrument, part of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), operates at seven specific frequencies within the 50 to 60 GHz oxygen absorption band. Data from the Special Sensor Microwave Temperature (SSM/T) are assimilated into numerical weather prediction models, providing temperature soundings over remote and oceanic areas where conventional data are sparse.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009088
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationSSM/T
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009088",
  "term": "Special Sensor Microwave Temperature",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A satellite-borne passive microwave radiometer designed to measure atmospheric temperature profiles from the surface to an altitude of about 30 kilometers. The instrument, part of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), operates at seven specific frequencies within the 50 to 60 GHz oxygen absorption band. Data from the Special Sensor Microwave Temperature (SSM/T) are assimilated into numerical weather prediction models, providing temperature soundings over remote and oceanic areas where conventional data are sparse.",
  "abbreviation": "SSM/T",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/special-sensor-microwave-temperature/"
}

Record 8,903 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.