NALT

Preferred term

advanced very high resolution radiometer

Topic

A five-channel scanning instrument that quantitatively measures electromagnetic radiation, flown on NOAA environmental satellites. AVHRR remotely determines cloud cover and surface temperature. Visible and infrared detectors observe vegetation, clouds, lakes, shorelines, snow, and ice.

infrared radiometers

advanced very high resolution radiometry
AVHRR (advanced very high resolution radiometer)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

79740

Spanish

radiómetro avanzado de muy alta resolución

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/299419

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Created 5/3/17, last modified 11/10/17