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MIR
Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer

The Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer (MIR) was a passive airborne cross-track scanning radiometer developed by NASA. MIR measured brightness temperature across nine channels and was used for studying clouds, precipitation, and atmospheric water vapor. MIR operated near and around the following frequencies: 89, 150, 183, 220, and 325 GHz. It had an angular swath of 100 degrees and a sampling interval of 3 seconds. MIR usually operated on NASA ER-2 aircraft before being retired.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Brightness Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Microwave > Brightness Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor
Lower Stratosphere
3 seconds
100 degrees
89, 150, 183, 220, 325 GHz
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013%3C0610:AAMWIR%3E2.0.CO;2External Link
Alaska-April95

Alaska-April95 Campaign

1995
Alaska, Bering Sea
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1 Deployment
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ASTEX

Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment

1992
Azores and Madeira islands
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1 Deployment
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WINCE

WINter Cloud Experiment

1997
Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Canada
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1 Deployment
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10.5067/ASDC_DAAC/FIRE/0005External Link
10.5067/CAMEX-3/MIR/DATA101External Link