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Device for measuring the radiant flux (power) of electromagnetic radiation
A radiometer is an instrument for measuring radiometric quantities such as radiant flux (power), irradiance, or radiance. Definitions typically limit radiometry
Radiometer
1873 device that rotates when exposed to light
The Crookes radiometer (also known as a light mill) consists of an airtight glass bulb containing a partial vacuum, with a set of vanes which are mounted
Crookes_radiometer
Tool measuring EM radiation at 0.3–300-GHz frequency
A microwave radiometer (MWR) is a radiometer that measures energy emitted at one millimeter-to-metre wavelengths (frequencies of 0.3–300 GHz) known as
Microwave_radiometer
Swedish satellite with radiometer, launched in 2001
instrument on Odin is a radiometer using a 1.1 m telescope, designed to be used for both the astronomy and aeronomy missions. The radiometer works at 486–580 GHz
Odin_(satellite)
Danish corporation
Radiometer is a Danish multinational company which develops, manufactures and markets solutions for blood sampling, blood gas analysis, transcutaneous
Radiometer_(company)
Tool for measuring radiation pressure
A Nichols radiometer was the apparatus used by Ernest Fox Nichols and Gordon Ferrie Hull in 1901 for the measurement of radiation pressure. It consisted
Nichols_radiometer
NASA scientific research satellite (2002–present)
atmosphere, of which four are still operating: Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSR-E) — measures cloud properties, sea surface temperature, near-surface
Aqua_(satellite)
Imaging sensor on board NASA's Terra satellite
Remote Sensing of Environment (March 2007) Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Special Issue, Volume 107, Issues 1–2. Official NASA site Visible
Multi-angle imaging spectroradiometer
Multi-angle_imaging_spectroradiometer
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
Differential Microwave Radiometer (DMR) investigation uses three differential radiometers to map the sky at 31.4, 53, and 90 GHz. The radiometers are distributed
Cosmic_Background_Explorer
NASA space program
Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission (ARCADE) is a program which utilizes high-altitude balloon instrument package intended
ARCADE
American weather satellite (2009–2025)
NOAA-N Prime primary instruments — the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/3), High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS/4), and the
NOAA-19
American weather satellite (1988-2004)
degrees/second. Primary sensors included: 1) an Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer (AVHRR/2) for global cloud cover observations, 2) a TIROS Operational
NOAA-11
Device used to measure elements of sound
An acoustic radiometer is a device designed to measure acoustic radiation, and thus several other properties of sound, such as sound intensity. It commonly
Acoustic_radiometer
Instrument for measuring the net radiation on Earth's surface
A net radiometer is a type of actinometer used to measure net radiation (NR) at the Earth's surface for meteorological applications. The name net radiometer
Net_radiometer
First spacecraft to enter orbit around Mars (1971–1972)
confirmed the presence of CO2 as the main atmospheric component. The Infrared Radiometer (IRR) measured surface and atmospheric temperatures using infrared radiation
Mariner_9
Radiometer used in NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission
Diviner, also referred to as the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment (DLRE), is an infrared radiometer aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, part
Diviner_(radiometer)
Space-borne earth reflectance sensor
The Advanced Very-High-Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instrument is a space-borne sensor that measures the reflectance of the Earth in five spectral bands
Advanced Very-High-Resolution Radiometer
Advanced_Very-High-Resolution_Radiometer
(Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station) is an ongoing scientific experiment in which a radiometer mounted on the International
ECOSTRESS
Star at the centre of the Solar System
et al. (1993). "Dipole Anisotropy in the COBE Differential Microwave Radiometers First-Year Sky Maps". The Astrophysical Journal. 419 (1993): 1. arXiv:astro-ph/9312056
Sun
Spacecraft instrument
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a sensor designed and manufactured by the Raytheon Company on board the polar-orbiting Suomi National
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Visible_Infrared_Imaging_Radiometer_Suite
First NASA mission to orbit Jupiter (1989–2003)
the ultraviolet spectrometer to study gases; and the photopolarimeter-radiometer to measure radiant and reflected energy. The camera system was designed
Galileo_(spacecraft)
Measurement of electromagnetic radiation
opportunities for measuring climate variables. TSI Radiometer Facility (TRF) is a cryogenic radiometer that operates in a vacuum with controlled light sources
Solar_irradiance
Nanosatellite
The Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer (PolSIR) is a NASA space mission consisting of two 16U CubeSats flying in low Earth orbit, expected to
Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer
Polarized_Submillimeter_Ice-cloud_Radiometer
American weather satellite (2005–2025)
complement consists of: An improved six-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3) An improved High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS/4)
NOAA-18
Instrument observing deep into Jupiter's atmosphere
› Microwave Radiometer (MWR) is an instrument on the Juno orbiter sent to planet Jupiter. MWR is a multi-wavelength microwave radiometer for making observations
Microwave_Radiometer_(Juno)
Twin NASA flyby missions to Mars (1969–1970)
and 7 infrared radiometer observations helped to trigger a scientific revolution in Mars knowledge. The Mariner 6 and 7 infrared radiometer results showed
Mariner_6_and_7
Satellite of NASA's Earth Observing System program
The Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite, or ACRIMSAT was a satellite carrying the ACRIM-3 (Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor
ACRIMSAT
Japanese imaging device aboard NASA's Terra satellite
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a Japanese remote sensing instrument onboard the Terra satellite launched
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
Advanced_Spaceborne_Thermal_Emission_and_Reflection_Radiometer
Radiometer to detect atmospheric nuclear detonations
A bhangmeter is a non-imaging radiometer installed on reconnaissance and navigation satellites to detect atmospheric nuclear detonations and determine
Bhangmeter
a seven-channel, four-frequency, linearly polarized passive microwave radiometer system. It is flown on board the United States Air Force Defense Meteorological
Special sensor microwave/imager
Special_sensor_microwave/imager
Former U.S. meteorological satellite
"Infrared Temperature Profile Radiometer". NASA. March 21, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2018. "Selective Chopper Radiometer (SCR)". NSSDC. NASA. March 21
Nimbus_5
American weather satellite (1998–2025)
They included: 1° an improved six-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/3); 2° an improved High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS/3);
NOAA-15
satellite, launched February, 2001 (the other instrument being a sub-mm radiometer) into a Sun-synchronous, 6 pm/6 am local time orbit at 600 km. This restricts
Odin-OSIRIS
Meteorological satellite
Columbia disaster. The satellite features a Very High Resolution scanning Radiometer (VHRR), for three-band images (visible, infrared, and thermal infrared)
Kalpana-1
The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) [pronounced simmer] was a five-frequency microwave radiometer flown on the Seasat and Nimbus 7 satellites
Scanning multichannel microwave radiometer
Scanning_multichannel_microwave_radiometer
Failed NASA mission to Mars (1998–1999)
copies of the flight system software. The Pressure Modulated Infrared Radiometer (PMIRR) uses narrow-band radiometric channels and two pressure modulation
Mars_Climate_Orbiter
American weather satellite (2002–2013)
consists of: 1° an improved six-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3); 2° an improved High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
NOAA-17
Planned NASA ocean color instrument
GLIMR, short for Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer, is a planned NASA Earth observation instrument for ocean color remote sensing
Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer
Geosynchronous_Littoral_Imaging_and_Monitoring_Radiometer
First spacecraft to land on Titan
Buchhauser; M. Bushroe; et al. (2002). "The Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer (DISR) Experiment on the Huygens Entry Probe of Titan". Space Science
Huygens_(spacecraft)
American weather satellite (1991-2007)
(MSU). The NOAA-12 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/2) was a five-channel scanning radiometer capable of providing global daytime and nighttime
NOAA-12
First successful mission to Venus (1962–1963)
microwave radiometer, the infrared radiometer and the radiometer reference horns were rigidly mounted to a 48 cm (19 in) diameter parabolic radiometer antenna
Mariner_2
First spacecraft to visit Mercury (1973–1975)
photographs of Mercury and Venus during Mariner 10's flybys. The infrared radiometer detected infrared radiation given off by the surface of Mercury and the
Mariner_10
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
primary reflectors. The receivers are polarization-sensitive differential radiometers measuring the difference between two telescope beams. The signal is amplified
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe
American Earth weather satellite (2011–present)
input into the sensitive cryo radiators of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments. A regulated
Suomi_NPP
Instrument carried by the Nimbus 5 & 6 satellites
microwave radiometer (ESMR) was an instrument carried by the Nimbus 5 and Nimbus 6 satellites, precursor to the scanning multichannel microwave radiometer (SMMR)
Electrically scanning microwave radiometer
Electrically_scanning_microwave_radiometer
NASA experimental satellite
satellite-assisted search and rescue techniques, carried an experimental radiometer subsequently carried as a standard instrument aboard weather satellites
ATS-6
NASA orbiter mission to Venus (1978–1992)
by 7 kilometres (14.3 mi × 4.3 mi) at periapsis. The Orbiter Infrared Radiometer was used to measure infrared emissions from Venus's atmosphere. It was
Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter
American weather satellite that failed shortly after launch
complement consists of 1° the 5-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2 (AVHRR/2); 2° the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS), which consists
NOAA-13
American weather satellite
degrees/second. Primary sensors included: 1) an Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer (AVHRR/2) for global cloud cover observations, 2) a TIROS Operational
NOAA-10
U.S. weather satellite
FPR Flat Plate Radiometer SPM Solar Proton Monitor VTPR Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer VHRR Very High Resolution Radiometer AVHRR Advanced Very
TIROS-N
Galaxy containing the Solar System
(December 10, 1993). "Dipole anisotropy in the COBE differential microwave radiometers first-year sky maps". The Astrophysical Journal. 419: 1–6. arXiv:astro-ph/9312056
Milky_Way
Second NASA orbiter mission to Jupiter (2011–Present)
(JIRAM) were designed to endure at least eight orbits, while the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) was made to endure at least eleven orbits. All instruments are operational
Juno_(spacecraft)
Explanation of the color of oceans and ocean color remote sensing
energy coming from the water are called radiometers (or spectrometers or spectroradiometers). Some radiometers are used in the field at earth's surface
Ocean_color
Microwave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) is the major instrument on the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite (SMOS). MIRAS employs
Microwave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture Synthesis
Microwave_Imaging_Radiometer_with_Aperture_Synthesis
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
to 13.1-MHz. The experiment complement consisted of two Ryle-Vonberg radiometers (nine channels each), three swept-frequency burst receivers (32 channels
Explorer_49
American weather satellite (2000-2014)
consists of: 1° an improved six-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/3 (AVHRR/3); 2° an improved High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
NOAA-16
Derelict Japanese Earth observation satellite
was equipped with five primary instruments: Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR), Global Imager (GLI), Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer-II
ADEOS_II
Weather satellite (1981–1986)
degrees/second. Primary sensors included the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/2) for global cloud cover observations, and the TIROS Operational
NOAA-7
ESA Earth observation satellite
SLSTR Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer SRAL Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter MWR Microwave Radiometer DORIS Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning
Sentinel-3C
Trace radiation from the early universe
Dicke's colleagues at Princeton University, began constructing a Dicke radiometer to measure the cosmic microwave background. In 1964, Arno Penzias and
Cosmic_microwave_background
Topics referred to by the same term
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Misr
American weather satellite (1994-2007)
complement consists of 1° the 5-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2 (AVHRR/2); 2° the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS), which consists
NOAA-14
European small-lift launch vehicle
2029 Vega C ELV CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A) SSO Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer. Part of the Copernicus Programme. 2029 Vega C ELV ClearSpace-1 LEO Space
Vega_C
Instrument to measure solar irradiance
An active cavity radiometer is an electrically self-calibrating cavity pyrheliometer that can measure total and spectral solar irradiance. Radiometry Radiation
Active_cavity_radiometer
American solar research spacecraft
photograph that was taken by Apollo 17. In addition to an imaging camera, a radiometer would take the first direct measurements of how much sunlight is reflected
Deep Space Climate Observatory
Deep_Space_Climate_Observatory
Japanese Earth observation satellite
Infrared Radiometer (VTIR)" which has a much lower resolution in one visible and three infrared bands over a 1,500 km swathe. "Micro Scanning Radiometer (MSR)"
MOS-1_(satellite)
Uncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces
Envisat's Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer and European Remote-Sensing Satellite's Along-Track Scanning Radiometer can measure infrared radiation emitted
Wildfire
NASA/NOAA weather satellite (2022 – present)
2022 it slipped a little more than a month when Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) experienced a test equipment anomaly during thermal vacuum
NOAA-21
Type of Earth observation from space
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), Along Track Scanning Radiometers (AASTR), Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the Atmospheric
Satellite temperature measurement
Satellite_temperature_measurement
NASA space program from 1962 to 1973
December 14, 1962, Mariner 2 scanned the planet with infrared and microwave radiometers, revealing that Venus has cool clouds and an extremely hot surface (because
Mariner_program
Series of weather observation satellites launched by Russia
(frame technique) VIS and IR scanners, a five-channel scanning radiometer and a radiometer (RMK-2) for measuring radiation flux densities in the near-Earth
Meteor_(satellite)
NASA orbiter mission concept to study the Neptune system
Infrared Imager Diviner Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Microwave Radiometer Microwave Radiometer Juno Thermal Plasma Spectrometer Jovian Auroral Distributions
Neptune_Odyssey
Nevada wildfire
smoke blowing from it on July 08, 2018 with the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument. Actively burning areas (hot spots), detected
Martin_Fire
This is a list of sensors sorted by sensor type. Acoustic radiometer Geophone Hydrophone Microphone Pickup Seismometer Sound locator Air flow meter Air–fuel
List_of_sensors
An infrared interferometer spectrometer and radiometer (IRIS) is a scientific instrument of the Voyager space probes which enables the measurement of three
Infrared interferometer spectrometer and radiometer
Infrared_interferometer_spectrometer_and_radiometer
Measurement of electromagnetic radiation (esp. optical radiation)
distinct from quantum techniques such as photon counting. The use of radiometers to determine the temperature of objects and gasses by measuring radiation
Radiometry
English chemist and physicist (1832–1919)
terrestrial helium, in 1865. Crookes was the inventor of the Crookes radiometer, but did not discern the true explanation of the phenomenon he detected
William_Crookes
Device measuring ionizing radiation exposure
dosimeter by Guido Holzknecht (1902) Russian Sosna radiometer-dosimeter (Front view), Russian Sosna radiometer-dosimeter (Rear view) Ukrainian Terra-P dosimeter
Dosimeter
American weather satellite
designed by Ball Aerospace & Technologies. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and the Common Ground System (CGS) were built by Raytheon
NOAA-20
American weather satellite
(MSU). The NOAA 6 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/1) was a four-channel scanning radiometer capable of providing global daytime and nighttime
NOAA-B
Oceanography First of two satellites for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) mission. Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme
2029_in_spaceflight
NASA instrument aboard the Argentine SAC-D spacecraft
salinity by using radiometers to detect changes in the oceans microwave thermal emissions frequencies due to salinity. Aquarius' three radiometers have antenna
Aquarius_(SAC-D_instrument)
American weather satellite
degrees/second. Primary sensors included: An Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer (AVHRR/2) for global cloud cover observations, A TIROS Operational Vertical
NOAA-9
American astrophysicist (1945–2025)
help of Alvarez and Richard A. Muller, Smoot developed a differential radiometer which measured the difference in temperature of the CMB between two directions
George_Smoot
Ultraviolet radiometer
LYRA (Lyman Alpha Radiometer) is the solar UV radiometer on board Proba-2, a European Space Agency technology demonstration satellite that was launched
LYRA
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
"Celestial body irradiance determination from an underfilled satellite radiometer: application to albedo and thermal emission measurements of the Moon using
Moon
Instrument installed on meteorological satellites
advanced microwave sounding unit (AMSU) is a multi-channel microwave radiometer installed on meteorological satellites. The instrument examines several
Advanced microwave sounding unit
Advanced_microwave_sounding_unit
Device generating calibrated broadband noise for RF and microwave measurements
RF components. They are also used to calibrate radio telescopes and radiometers. The output of a noise source is characterised by its excess noise ratio
Radio_noise_source
Largest volcanic depression on Jupiter's moon Io
Patera taken by Voyager 1's Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer and Radiometer (IRIS) instrument were consistent with sulfur volcanism. Loki Patera is
Loki_Patera
NASA robotic spacecraft orbiting the moon
in lunar orbit and its biological impacts. Diviner The Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment measures lunar surface thermal emission to provide information
Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
1981 American crewed spaceflight
Canadarm. Other experiments or tests included Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer, Feature Identification and Location Experiment, Measurement of Air Pollution
STS-2
satellite program the Endeavour had flown twice. The Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) was a joint venture between Auspace and British Aerospace Australia
National_Space_Program
Soviet Mars moon probe (1988–1989)
encounters with Phobos by using its Videospectrometric Camera, the Combined Radiometer and Photometer for Mars and the Imaging Spectrometer for Mars. The Phobos
Phobos_2
Measurement of vertical distribution of physical properties of the atmospheric column
Remote sensing soundings generally use passive infrared and microwave radiometers: airborne instruments surface stations Earth-observing satellite instruments
Atmospheric_sounding
Series of multipurpose geo-stationary satellites launched by ISRO
needs of India. Some of the satellites also have the Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR), CCD cameras for meteorological imaging. The satellites also incorporate
Indian National Satellite System
Indian_National_Satellite_System
the evolution of the magnetic structures of the Sun's outer layer; A radiometer to understand the Sun's influence on the Earth's climate; An electron
Galileo_Solar_Space_Telescope
Indian earth observation satellite
electromagnetic spectrum. It also carries a High-Resolution Multi-Spectral (HRMX) radiometer which is a type of optical imager. The satellite has a spatial resolution
Cartosat-2D
American reconnaissance aircraft
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) satellite instruments. In 2020, the U-2 made history as the first
Lockheed_U-2
External facility on the ISS dedicated to astrobiology experiments
dosimeters for ionizing radiation measurement and the R3D (Radiation Risk Radiometer-Dosimeter E) active radiation measuring instrument. The search for organic
EXPOSE
British mathematician and physicist (1819–1903)
heat in crystals (1851) and his inquiries in connection with Crookes radiometer; his explanation of the light border frequently noticed in photographs
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
Sir_George_Stokes,_1st_Baronet
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An instrument designed for measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy.
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A forestaff.