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HARP2 instrument data

HARP2

Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2
The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 aboard NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite is a wide-angle imaging polarimeter that measures aerosol particles and clouds, as well as properties of land and water surfaces.
image of ocean color data

HawkEye

HawkEye Ocean Color Imager
HawkEye is an ocean color measuring instrument designed to fly on the SeaHawk satellite and measures ocean color in 8 spectral bands.
HIRAD instrument data

HIRAD

Hurricane Imaging Radiometer
HIRAD is a passive microwave remote sensor which incorporates the observing frequency range of the NOAA Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer.
4 datasets
image of humidity data over Brazil

HSB

Humidity Sounder for Brazil
HSB was a four-channel microwave moisture sounder and one of four instruments comprising the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Project Instrument Suite aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.
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