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Public release of Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR and ScaRaB Level-2 products Update on Level-1 products and MADRAS status October 2013
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR and ScaRaB Level-2 products are now freely available to all registered users through the ICARE Archive Web Interface and FTP server. Level-2 products were produced from the beginning of the mission in late 2011 to present. Three products are available: SAPHIR L2-UTH: Upper Tropospheric Relative Humidity from SAPHIR ScaRaB L2-FLUX: Top-of-the-Atmosphere shortwave and […]
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Public release of Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR and ScaRaB Level-1A and Level-1A2 data – January 2013
SRO and CNES have announced the public release of Level-1A and Level-1A2 products of Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR and ScaRaB. Version v1.05 of these data are routinely transmitted to ICARE since January 24, 2013 and are available as « orbit-wise » as well as « segment-wise ». This new version includes the latest calibration revisions for both sensors and is currently […]
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Successful launch of the French-Indian Megha-Tropiques satellite October 12, 2011
On October 12, 2011, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the Megha-Tropiques satellite on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket from the Sriharikota launch base. The Megha-Tropiques is a joint project between the ISRO and the French government space agency CNES. Megha-Tropiques is the first satellite dedicated to advancing our understanding of […]
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Data release announcement Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR Level-1 data now available July 2012
Starting July 6, 2012, SAPHIR Level-1 data (MT1SAPSL1A « dump-wise » products) are routinely transmitted to the ICARE Data and Services Center from the Indian mission center ISSDC. The software used to produce the Level-1 data has been validated by CNES and ISRO. In accordance with the agreement signed by CNES and ISRO, access to these early […]
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CNES processes ScaRab data acquired onboard Megha-Tropiques satellite December 2011
Image credit: CNES CNES has processed the ScaRaB 4 channels to generate an example of level 1A geolocated data in the solar and thermal channels. ScaRaB (Scanner for Radiation Budget) is a broadband radiometer to measure shortwave and longwave outgoing fluxes at the top of the atmosphere and is one of the 3 radiometric instruments […]
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Megha-Tropiques satellite acquires first MADRAS and SAPHIR images on October 25, 2011
The MADRAS and SAPHIR instruments onboard the Megha-Tropiques satellite have captured their first image on October 15, 2011. The CNES has processed the MADRAS 9 channels and SAPHIR 6 channels to generate geolocated brightness temperature on one orbit. This image is an example taken by the MADRAS instrument (Microwave Analysis and Detection of Rain and […]