radiometer
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The mission is preparing to release the first observations from its sea and land surface temperature radiometer, an instrument designed to measure the temperature of Earth's land and ocean surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
And a radiometer will sense how much of the energy falling on to Earth from the Sun is being reflected or radiated back into space.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
The instrument, a mini microwave radiometer, can measure heat and light emanating from oxygen and water vapor in the air.
From The Verge ● Jun. 10, 2022
They discovered that the roots of the Great Red Spot extend to at least 240 kilometers below the cloud tops, as far as down the microwave radiometer could see.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 28, 2021
And now, as we view the radiometer, the scene shifts by yet another century, and we come out of cloud-land and into our own proper age.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Henry Smith Williams
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