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SCAMS  

DEFINITION

  • (Abbreviated SCAMS.) A five channel scanning radiometer on ''Nimbus''-6 (launched June 1975) used to measure temperatures over ocean surfaces, water vapor, and liquid water. SCAMS was a precursor to the MSU used operationally on the TIROS-N (NOAA series) satellites since 1978.

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ENTRY TERMS

  • Scanning Microwave Spectrometer

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2014-08-06 09:39:22.0 [saritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (SCAMS [a40bd45e-e709-42dc-ad37-6e480a1309b9,106529] - Lidar/Laser Spectrometers [46238695-5577-4fad-91bf-0a2fdf8a9b19,74945]);
  • 2014-08-06 09:41:05.0 [saritz] insert AltLabel (id: null text: Scanning Microwave Spectrometer language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: (Abbreviated SCAMS.) A five channel scanning radiometer on ''Nimbus''-6 (launched June 1975) used to measure temperatures over ocean surfaces, water vapor, and liquid water. SCAMS was a precursor to the MSU used operationally on the TIROS-N (NOAA series) satellites since 1978. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a40bd45e-e709-42dc-ad37-6e480a1309b9

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