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Instruments used to create CoastWatch Products
| Instrument | Description | Instrument Type | Platforms (Aboard) | Organizations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI | Advanced Baseline Imager |
Imager | GOES-East , GOES-West | NOAA | |
| AHI | Advanced Himawari Imager |
Imager | Himawari | JMA | |
| AltiKa | Ka-band Altimeter |
Radar Altimeter | SARAL | CNES | |
| AMSR-E | Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS |
Imager | Aqua | JAXA | |
| AMSR2 | Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - 2 |
Imager | GCOM-W | JAXA | |
| ASCAT | Advanced Scatterometer |
Scatterometer | MetOp | ESA | |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
Imager | MetOp | NOAA | |
| GMI | GPM Microwave Imager |
Imager | GPM | NASA | |
| GOES Imager | GOES IMAGER (GOES 12-15) |
Imager | GOES-East , GOES-West | NOAA | |
| MIRAS | Microwave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture Synthesis |
Imager | SMOS | ESA | |
| MOBY | Marine Optical BuoY |
Optical Buoy | MOBY | SJSU | |
| MODIS | Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer |
Imager | Aqua , Terra | NASA | |
| MSI | Multi-Spectral Imager for Sentinel-2 |
Imager | Sentinel-2 | ESA | |
| OLCI | Ocean and Land Colour Instrument |
Imager | Sentinel-3 | ESA | |
| OSCAT | OceanSat Scatterometer |
Scatterometer | ScatSat-1 | ISRO | |
| Poseidon-3 | Poseidon 3 |
Radar Altimeter | JASON-2 | CNES | |
| Poseidon-3B | Poseidon-3B |
Radar Altimeter | JASON-3 | CNES | |
| Poseidon-4 |
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Radar Altimeter | Sentinel-6 | ESA | |
| SAR | Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-band) |
Synthetic Aperture Radar | RadarSat-2 | CSA | |
| SAR RCM | Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-band) for RadarSat constellation |
Synthetic Aperture Radar | RCM | CSA | |
| SAR-C | Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-Band) |
Synthetic Aperture Radar | Sentinel-1 | ESA | |
| SeaWinds | SeaWinds |
Scatterometer | QuikSCAT | NASA | |
| SEVIRI | Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager |
Imager | Meteosat | EUMETSAT | |
| SIRAL | SAR Interferometer Radar Altimeter |
Radar Altimeter | CryoSat-2 | ESA | |
| SLSTR | Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer |
Imager | Sentinel-3 | ESA | |
| SMAP | Soil Moisture Active Passive |
Imager | SMAP | NASA | |
| SRAL | Synthetic aperture Radar Altimeter |
Radar Altimeter | Sentinel-3 | ESA | |
| SSMIS | Special Sensor Microwave - Imager/Sounder |
Imager , Sounder | DMSP | DoD | |
| TMI | TRMM Microwave Imager |
Imager | TRMM | NASA | |
| VIIRS | Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite |
Imager | NOAA , SNPP | NASA | |
| WindSat | WindSat |
Imager | Coriolis | DoD |