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AVHRR: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. Main sensor on U.S. polar orbiting satellites.
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AVHRR"Abbreviation for Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer.
aviation climatology"Same as aeronautical climatology.

AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) - an instrument that flies on NOAA polar orbiting satellites.

AVHRR
Acronym for Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. It is the main sensor on the U.S. polar orbiting satellites.
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AVHRR See Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer.
Azimuth The direction, in degrees referenced to true north, that an antenna must be pointed to receive a satellite signal (compass direction).

Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR)(1)
A five-channel scanning instrument that quantitatively measures electromagnetic radiation, flown on NOAA environmental satellites. AVHRR remotely determines cloud cover and surface temperature.

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Browse Related Terms: AVHRR, geostationary satellite, Geosynchronous, GOES, MOBY, Polar Orbiting Satellite, STLT
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See also: Resolution, High, Surface, Satellite, Orbit

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