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Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I)
The SSM/I is flown aboard defence Meteorological Satellite programme (DMSP) satellites F8, F10, F11, F12, and F13. SSM/I instruments are microwave radiometers that sense emitted microwave radiation. The SSM/I is a 7-channel, 4-frequency, orthogonally polarized, passive microwave radiometric system. The instrument measures combined atmosphere and surface radiances at 19. 3, 22. 2, 37. 0, and 85. 5 GHz.
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