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| has gloss | eng: The Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) is an instrument launched on NOAAs POES satellite series starting with NOAA-18 launched in May 2005 and European Space Agencys MetOp series starting with MetOp-A launched in October 2006. It is a five-channel passive microwave radiometer, with channels from 89 to 190 GHz. It is very similar in design to the AMSU-B instrument, but some channel frequencies have been altered. It is used to study profiles of atmospheric water vapor and provide improved input data to the cloud-clearing algorithms in IR/MW sounder suites. |
| lexicalization | eng: Microwave humidity sounder |
| instance of | c/Spacecraft instruments |
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