
Compact Scanning Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer (CoSMIR)
Compact Scanning Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer (CoSMIR)
Instrument Type:
Campaign(s):
ICE-POP 2018
Mission(s):
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission
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CoSMIR is nine channel total power radiometer, spanning 50 GHz to 183 GHz, originally designed for calibration and validation of the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder. Since its construction, it has been modified to conform to the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI) high frequency channels. CoSMIR has flown on NASA’s ER-2 and DC-8 aircraft. The two-axis gimbaled scan mechanism allows for a variety of scan strategies, including conical and across-track scans.