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COSSIR  

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  • The Conical Scanning Sub-millimeter-Wave Imaging Radiometer (COSSIR) built by Jim Wang at NASA Goddard is also a heterodyne instrument very similar to the Cloud Ice Radiometer. More flexible scanning capabilities will increase the possible viewing configurations. [Summary provided by Frank Evans, University of Colorado]

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/4bf480ae-5266-4812-a4b4-15043764b745

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