The document summarizes the sensor complement of the Megha-Tropiques satellite, which includes MADRAS, ScaRaB, SAPHIR, and GPS-ROS instruments. MADRAS is a multi-frequency radiometer/imager, ScaRaB observes radiation fluxes and the water cycle, and SAPHIR analyzes water vapor distribution. GPS-ROS is a radio occultation sounder that uses GPS signals to measure atmospheric properties.
The document summarizes the sensor complement of the Megha-Tropiques satellite, which includes MADRAS, ScaRaB, SAPHIR, and GPS-ROS instruments. MADRAS is a multi-frequency radiometer/imager, ScaRaB observes radiation fluxes and the water cycle, and SAPHIR analyzes water vapor distribution. GPS-ROS is a radio occultation sounder that uses GPS signals to measure atmospheric properties.
The document summarizes the sensor complement of the Megha-Tropiques satellite, which includes MADRAS, ScaRaB, SAPHIR, and GPS-ROS instruments. MADRAS is a multi-frequency radiometer/imager, ScaRaB observes radiation fluxes and the water cycle, and SAPHIR analyzes water vapor distribution. GPS-ROS is a radio occultation sounder that uses GPS signals to measure atmospheric properties.
The document summarizes the sensor complement of the Megha-Tropiques satellite, which includes MADRAS, ScaRaB, SAPHIR, and GPS-ROS instruments. MADRAS is a multi-frequency radiometer/imager, ScaRaB observes radiation fluxes and the water cycle, and SAPHIR analyzes water vapor distribution. GPS-ROS is a radio occultation sounder that uses GPS signals to measure atmospheric properties.
PIM (Payload Instrument Module) MADRAS, ScaRaB, SAPHIR . The GPS-ROS instrument is included on the platform itself. MADRAS is a multi-frequency radiometer/imager; ScaRaB is Scanner for Radiation Budget. Designed to observe simultaneously the radiation fluxes and the water cycle components. The MADRAS is a conically-scanning microwave radiometer and at present it is not working. SAPHIR Sounder instrument is designed for analysis of the diurnal cycle of the water vapor distribution. ROSA (Radio Occultation Sounder of the Atmosphere) is a dual frequency. Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmosphere . It is designed by Italian Space Agency- Thales Alenia space Italia - (ASI) for Measuring the phase delay due to refraction during occultation between GPS and LEO. The ROSA receiver is a GPS receiver for spaceborne applications, specifically conceived for atmospheric sounding by radio occultation, which is able to determine position, velocity and time using GPS signals. ROSA is flown on- board of OceanSat-2 (of ISRO), SAC-D( of CONAE , NASA) and Megha Tropiques of ISRO. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx